Investigator summary Oregon Bigfoot #353

Man sees small black BF creature shelling and eating crayfish

26 February 1998 Tillamook County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was standing near a spillway by a river bank when they reportedly saw a small dark creature about 100 yards away turning over rocks and eating crayfish. The two reportedly noticed each other at about the same time, and the creature then ran up a hill into the woods. The witness later found broken crayfish shells and freshwater mussel shells at the location.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
less than six feet tall
Hair colour src
black
Age / size src
small

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 February 1998
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Tillamook County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Location
Map point
45.7015, -123.7532 (± 20 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · gnis:1119216 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS stream 'Cook Creek', Tillamook, matched from place name 'Cook Creek'
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
standing near spillway
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
small black creature
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
The Track Record #75
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #353 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Other

broken crawdad shells, some with meat, and freshwater mussel shells found at site

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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