witnesses all decided together that "No one would believe them" so they did not report the sighting until years later.
Account
Five people riding in a vehicle home from a swimming hole saw a tall hair-covered creature come up from a river and cross the highway about 100 feet ahead in two hurried steps before climbing a steep embankment with ease. The witnesses decided at the time that no one would believe them and did not report the sighting until years later.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- over 8' in height
- Hair length src
- approximately 2' in length
- Gait src
- moved fluidly in two large hurried steps
- Other features src
- covered head to toe in long flowing hair
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
August 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Tiller, Douglas County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4717
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
42.9285, -122.9512 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Tiller', Douglas, matched from nearest town 'Tiller'
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| Account type |
Second-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
returning home by vehicle from a swimming hole
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| Witness's word for it |
The creature
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| Conditions |
Hot
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator later spoke with all four adult witnesses and found they gave the same account.
Source timeline
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