Class A First-hand BFRO #553

Morning sighting by brothers near Yoncalla

October 1980 8:30 - 9:00 am Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Two brothers scouting a deer-hunting area stopped on a mountaintop logging road in the morning and saw two upright, dark, muscular figures on a nearby mountaintop about 300-500 yards away. The larger figure walked to an overlook, looked toward the witnesses for about 30 seconds, then both figures walked away over the mountain. The witnesses then drove to a fork below, spoke briefly with a horseback rider, and later mentioned the sighting in town.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
big one about 6-7 feet tall; smaller about 4-5 feet tall
Build src
very muscular, big one about 300-400 pounds, smaller probably about 100 to 150 pounds
Hair colour src
very dark, larger near black, smaller a little lighter
Arms src
longer than a man's, very muscular
Gait src
walking like a man, like a wrestler
Posture src
standing upright
Age / size src
one large and one younger/smaller one
Other features src
rounded heads like a human

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1980
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
8:30 - 9:00 am
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Yoncalla, Douglas County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.56, -123.36 (± 110 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
scouting for deer hunting area
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
BIG black thing
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #553 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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