First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #4509
Woman makes eye contact with "hairy man"
July 1979
evening
Trail, Jackson County, Oregon
1 witness
Account
The witness reported smelling the entity and feeling watched, with hair rising on arms and neck. About 30 feet away by a pine tree stood a very hairy man-like figure described as about 7 feet tall, swaying and looking at the witness. The figure then turned and walked away into the woods.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 feet tall
- Posture src
- standing
- Apparent sex src
- man
- Other features src
- very hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1979
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening
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| Place |
Trail, Jackson County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #4509
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
42.6665, -122.8128 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Trail CDP (GEOID 4174400), matched from nearest town 'Trail'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #4509
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 80% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness's word for it |
a very hairy man
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| Conditions |
sunny
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Source timeline
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