Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #356

[name withheld] finds a 'Bigfoot Highway', over 100 tracks

1996 Tillamook County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness reported finding about a hundred large tracks going both uphill and downhill near a river while deer hunting in October 1996. The tracks were interpreted as representing six individuals present over about six weeks. Casts were made of some of the tracks.

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Date
1996
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Tillamook County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: County
Map point
45.4559, -123.7593 (± 33 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tillamook County (GEOID 41057); the report gives only the county
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 75% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
6
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
deer hunting
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
The Track Record #74
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #356 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Around one hundred tracks going uphill and downhill found in one area

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Cast

Plaster castings made of two tracks and displayed

Measurements: One 16 1/2 inch and another 12 1/2 inch track

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Measurement

Series of track dimensions recorded on multiple dates in 1996-1997

Measurements: 10/20/96-8 1/2 X 5 1/2; 11/3/96-12 1/4 X 7 1/2; 1/18/97-13 1/2 X 7 1/2; 7/20/97-16 1/2 X 8 1/2; and 8/3/97-24 1/2 X 12 inches

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Cast

Castings of two tracks were made and displayed at a meeting.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Follow-up

Castings of two tracks were made and displayed at a meeting.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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