Sighting by elk hunters near White River drainage
Account
The witness was elk hunting on an open hillside and watching a relative traversing the slope at a distance. He saw a hairy bipedal creature walking quickly away, using the relative's size for comparison. He described it as about five and a half to six feet tall with a barrel chest and long arms, moving with long strides in a stooped, bent-knee manner.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. 5 ft 6 in to 6 ft tall
- Build src
- large barrel chest
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Arms src
- long arms
- Gait src
- long strides, bent knee gait
- Posture src
- stooped-over posture
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 1984
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|---|---|
| Place |
Tygh Valley, Wasco County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #699
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.2418, -121.1693 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tygh Valley CDP (GEOID 4175500), matched from nearest town 'Tygh Valley'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
elk hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
unknown creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke at length with the witness about the sighting and the area.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #699 Primary