Unknown Oregon Bigfoot #383

Husband & wife / While arc-welding on 2 occasions, saw large, humanoid, dark creature on boulder about 1/4 mile away

October 1976 Wasco County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Two witnesses reported seeing a large dark humanoid creature while arc-welding. The figure was on a boulder about a quarter-mile away. The report states this was seen on two occasions.

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Age / size src
large
Other features src
humanoid, dark

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1976
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Wasco County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: County
Map point
45.1645, -121.1651 (± 44 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Wasco County (GEOID 41065); the report gives only the county
Account type
Unknown
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 60% confidence
Witnesses
2
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Figures reported
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
arc-welding
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness's word for it
large, humanoid, dark creature
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
The Bigfoot Casebook
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #383 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

Source timeline

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