First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #972

12 year old girl sees creature near family home

1988 dusk Tumalo, Deschutes County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking home from a relative's house when a creature crashed out of the tree line while making loud noise and breaking a large branch. The creature then ran toward the witness, who froze briefly in fear before running home. The entire encounter lasted about five to ten seconds.

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Date
1988
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day
dusk
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Time
Place
Tumalo, Deschutes County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
Map point
44.1561, -121.3280 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tumalo CDP (GEOID 4175050), matched from nearest town 'Tumalo'
Account type
First-hand
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
walking back home from a relative's house
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Conditions
mild
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #972 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Conditions

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

Broken huge tree branch at the spot where the creature emerged from the tree line

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Tree damage

The witness returned to the site the next day with a relative to show the broken tree branch.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Follow-up

The witness returned to the site the next day with a relative to show the broken tree branch.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

Source timeline

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