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July 2019 Dexter, Lane County, Oregon Class B #63141

Homestead explorer has possible daytime sighting, near Dexter

Two people cut through storm-fallen trees into an old logging unit to look for an old homestead. From a small rise one of them spotted a huge person-like outline across the drainage about 200 yards away. The figure sidestepped, stared toward them for one to two minutes, then disappeared after they briefly looked away.

Partial sightingSilhouette
January 2016 Springfield, Lane County, Oregon Class B #50901

Still hairy figure seen in a field by a motorist near Springfield

The witness was driving on High Banks Road toward the highway in late morning and slowed to look at an object in a pasture to the right of the road. The witness described a large dark long-haired animal-like object standing motionless in the open field about 70 yards from the road. No photo was taken because of a following car and a doctor's appointment, and no limbs, head, or movement were discerned during the 20 to 25 second observation.

Partial sighting
6 June 2014 Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #45347

Five men hear tree knocks, and begin exchange of vocalizations and taps while on an expedition near Estacada

A group of five hiked an old closed ridge road around midnight under moonlight. After the leader produced knocks, responsive knocking came from timber about 50 feet away where a shadowy figure was seen, and the leader exchanged sounds with it. As the group hiked back to their cars they were flanked with glowing eyes, vocalizations and rustling.

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November 2013 Bend OR, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #43491

Possible daylight road crossing on Cascade Lakes Hwy. near Bend

The witness was driving toward Mt Bachelor on a clear cold morning when a very large dark figure crossed the highway in three large steps. The figure moved upright on two legs and disappeared into dense pine forest. The witness's car and another car slowed near where it entered the trees, but the figure was not relocated in the brush.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
29 January 2010 Blue River, Lane County, Oregon Class B #27479

Possible vocalizations heard while visiting McKenzie River Valley

Late at night at a yurt near a creek, the witness stepped outside and heard loud hooting/howling from across the creek. The sound was heard two more times from inside the yurt, and later the witness saw a faint outline duck behind trees on the hillside. The next morning a partial muddy footprint with hairs was found leading toward the yurt door.

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December 2009 Bonanza, Klamath County, Oregon Class B #27087

Possible sighting at night by a family on Hwy. 140E near Bonanza

The witness was driving home at night with three children when headlights revealed an upright figure crossing the highway ahead. The figure crossed two lanes in two long strides and disappeared into roadside trees despite the witness slowing to look. The witness and two of the children reported seeing the same figure and could offer no other explanation for its height and stride.

Road crossingSilhouette
15 February 2003 Welches, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #14841

Possible approach to a property on the edge of the Salmon Huckleberry Wilderness

The witness was home alone in the evening when something struck the locked front door hard. She heard a low grunting or growling sound and then saw a pair of slanted eyes and a hairy head staring at her from a few feet away in the dark. She watched the motionless figure for an estimated ten minutes. Police arrived hours later on foot and found nothing.

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21 December 2002 Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #5650

Driver has early evening road sighting on Interstate 84 southeast of Pendleton

The witness was driving slowly westbound on I-84 in fog and snow when they passed a large, dark, shaggy creature sitting or leaning against the guardrail beside the lane. The creature appeared to watch traffic pass, turning its head from side to side, with snow streaked on its long hair or fur-like coat. The witness saw no stalled vehicles or reason for a person to be in that isolated, steep, cold location and later wondered if it could have been Sasquatch.

Partial sighting
15 July 1999 Lorane, Lane County, Oregon Class B #206

Videocamera Accidently Captures Distant Bipedal Movement near Smith River Road

Two people were driving along a country road while videotaping the route. A figure came from behind a tree at a distance described as about two football fields and ran into the woods, appearing very briefly in the footage. The witnesses did not stop at the time and only noted the figure when reviewing the video, which they report still having.

Partial sighting
Fall 1998 Pilot Rock, Umatilla County, Oregon Class B #31488

Woman describes possible encounter while elk hunting near Pilot Rock

The witness and a relative were waiting in dense brush while bugling for elk when they heard approaching knocking, rustling and vocal sounds and noticed a strong unpleasant odor. They left the hiding spot as crashing sounds followed them uphill. Other members of the hunting party later said they had seen a figure walking on the hill where the pair had not been. The group later returned to the site and found unusual scat.

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15 September 1996 Near Mt. Hood Meadows, Hood River County, Oregon Class B #5242

Bow hunter has sighting near Little Boulder Lk. Mt. Hood Nat. Forest, OR

The witness was archery hunting on a trail at dusk after separating from a companion to go different directions. After hearing an unfamiliar deep yelping sound and then loud wood-splintering, the witness saw a head-and-shoulders shape with no visible neck beyond a log. When the shape swiveled slightly, the witness backed away and returned quickly to the vehicle, visibly frightened.

Partial sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
15 November 1995 Baker, Baker County, Oregon Class B #650

Hunting/fishing partner related to a friend he saw something over 6' stand on it's hind legs and quickly walk 40 to 50 yards near Hells Canyon

A man hauling firewood was driving down a dirt road in a canyon when he spotted what he first thought was a bear near a cattle salt box. When he was about 400 yards away, the dark figure stood up on two legs and quickly walked 40 to 50 yards down into a steep creek bottom. He did not stop to look for tracks and kept driving past the spot.

Full-body sighting
7 March 1995 Largetown Portland, Smalltown? (Boardman), Morrow County, Oregon Class B #116

Possible Injured Juvenile on I-84 near Boardman

In early spring 1995, the witness and a companion were driving at night along a highway by the Columbia River. In the truck headlights they saw a small red-haired figure sitting in the roadway, apparently struggling to push itself up as if injured. The driver swerved to avoid hitting it and they kept driving without going back, fearing a nearby mother.

Full-body sighting
15 June 1994 Jefferson County, Oregon Class B #676

Silouette seen by witness

Around 3 a.m. the witness claims a large animal walked through the group's camp from dense cover while everyone listened. The witness deliberately stayed quiet to avoid provoking it. Later the campers compared notes and one said he had seen a human-like silhouette at the time they all heard the animal.

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November 1992 Linn County, Oregon Class B #687

Massive animal seen hunched over eating something in the middle of the road

Two occupants driving at dusk on a forested secondary highway in Oregon passed a very large animal eating in the middle of the road. The animal showed no fear, lifted its head to look at the car as they passed, then resumed eating. The witnesses described it as massive and solid with two-toned hair and an unusual pushed-in snout, estimating it would stand at least seven feet tall erect, and said it did not match bear, wolf, or dog familiar to them.

Partial sighting
June 1991 Douglas County, Oregon Class B #668

Two hikers witness large brown creature moving quickly through understory near Fish Mountain

The witness was hiking with a companion and two dogs in the morning when a large brown shape was seen moving quickly through dense understory. The dogs chased it for a few minutes and came back frightened, with one running all the way back to shelter. The witness reported a strong musty odor, unusual height and quietness of the object, and a securely tied tarp on one dog returning loosened to one knot.

Partial sightingOdor
3 October 1980 Keno, Klamath County, Oregon Class B #681

Footsteps heard outside of camper trailer near Bear Valley National Bald Eagle Refuge

The witness and a young relative spent the night in a camp trailer near the family house. Over several hours at night they heard heavy bipedal footsteps circling the trailer, brushing and clawing sounds on the siding, door and ceiling vent, and later blows to the trailer. The witness reported a brief glimpse of a long shaggy finger-like shape through the vent screen, and said the sounds withdrew when a car approached and returned later.

Partial sightingWhistleFootstepsDoor or window contactProperty disturbance
July 1978 Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon Class B #6724

Two young campers have frightful, dawn encounter near Cave Junction

Two sisters sleeping in a tent trailer awoke early in the morning to scratching on the bottom, top and sides of their bunk. When they unzipped a window they smelled a strong foul odor and saw dark brown fur pressed against the mesh. They woke their parents, but whatever was there was gone by the time the parents went outside.

Partial sightingOdorProperty disturbance
June 1978 Reedsport And Florence, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #96

Young camper frightened by large hand gathering berries

The witness was camping with family in a wooded Oregon area near a shallow river and was playing outside a camper while two relatives napped. After hearing underbrush rustle and noticing a small sapling bend, the witness moved closer and saw a large hairy hand reach from behind berry brush to grab berries from about 8 to 10 feet away. The witness ran back to camp without seeing the rest of the creature and later described the hand as clearly a hand rather than a paw.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundPossible misidentification
Summer 1977 Gates, Marion County, Oregon Class B #5350

College students get approached by sasquatch and shoot at it

Four college geology students camping at night heard howling from a canyon and then saw the outline of a huge bipedal animal on the road in moon and campfire light. When the animal approached, one student fired a rifle several times, after which it crossed the road and moved noisily up the opposite slope through brush. A responding deputy examined the area the next day and reported indistinct impressions, small pushed-over trees and long uphill strides, but no blood or fur.

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