First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #1481
Teenagers encounter creature on roadside near a creek.
July 1972
Mid morning
Wright City, Warren County, Missouri
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and a cousin were riding bicycles toward a creek to fish, accompanied by a dog, when they saw a tall creature standing by the roadside. They watched it for several minutes without feeling threatened. When the dog chased it, the creature turned and ran silently into dense woods.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 feet tall
- Hair colour src
- reddish/black
- Hair length src
- long and scraggly
- Gait src
- ran
- Posture src
- standing
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
July 1972
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| Time of day |
Mid morning
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| Place |
Wright City, Warren County, Missouri
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #1481
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
38.8322, -91.0356 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Wright City city (GEOID 2981124), matched from nearest town 'Wright City'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding bikes to go fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
a large creature
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| Conditions |
Clear
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Source timeline
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