Unknown
Oregon Bigfoot #280
near Veneta - Couple on Vespa scooter sees BF sleeping in ditch near road
1985
Veneta, Lane County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
In 1985 west of Eugene near Veneta, a couple coasting downhill on a Vespa scooter found a creature resting in a roadside ditch. The sandy-brown creature with reddish hair was sleeping, then turned to look at them as they passed by.
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Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- sandy-brown with reddish hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1985
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|---|---|
| Place |
Veneta, Lane County, Oregon
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| Map point |
44.0472, -123.3513 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Veneta city (GEOID 4177050), matched from nearest town 'Veneta'
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| Account type |
Unknown
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #280
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
coasting downhill on a Vespa scooter
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| First published by |
The Track Record #44
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Source timeline
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Oregon Bigfoot report #280 Secondary