Class A First-hand BFRO #702

Group of people witness two Sasquatch run through a clearing

November 1997 around 4:30pm Tillamook County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

Three women at an elk-hunt camp watched the clearcut below their campsite in the late afternoon and saw a hairy biped run from the treeline into the opening. The creature retreated when two dirt-bike riders appeared on a trail, then ran out again with a slightly smaller second creature. Both crossed the obstructed clearcut upright on two legs at great speed and disappeared into the far treeline.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark
Hair length src
shaggy
Arms src
swung arms
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
ran upright
Posture src
stood upright
Other features src
hairy thing with dark shaggy hair like a bear's

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1997
Stated BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 4:30pm
Stated BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Tillamook County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
45.60, -123.38 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sitting at camp talking
Stated BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #702 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #702 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

After the sighting the reporter paced the viewing distance and searched for tracks but found none.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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