First-hand Oregon Bigfoot #376

Teenager observes two upright-walking animals playing while scouting for elk in the Eagle Cap Wilderness

August 1988 dawn Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

At first light while elk scouting alone along a dirt road, the witness reached the edge of a clear-cut and saw movement near the top about 300 yards away. Through binoculars the witness watched two small hair-covered figures about five and a half feet tall chase each other and slap hands for about a minute before walking together into thick forest. The witness heard no sound and later returned with two companions but found no tracks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: five and a half feet tall
Build src: slender (no bellies)
Hair colour src: reddish-brown
Hair length src: long
Face src: noses appeared human-like but chins/jaw lines definitely did not
Arms src: long arms
Hands src: long, slender fingers
Gait src: walked off together
Posture src: standing up on their hind legs
Age / size src: young

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 1988 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Time of day	dawn Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Place	Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	45.5703, -117.5286 (± 15 km) Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Wallowa city (GEOID 4178150), matched from nearest town 'Wallowa'
Account type	First-hand Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses	1 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported	2 Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was	elk scouting Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it	TWO YOUNG BIGFOOT PLAYING Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by	BFRO Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #376 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

Later that day the witness and two companions returned to the sighting area to look for evidence but found no tracks.

Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section

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