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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #78920

Unidentified sound

The witness reports having previously heard and smelled unexplained things.

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BFRO YEAR: 1952-53 Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #4353

Young man encounters two large, upright animals near the Columbia River, west of Longview

The witness walked alone down a wooded path to a spring on a relative's farm. Near the spring the witness watched a hair-covered bipedal creature squatting and drinking for one to two minutes. A vocal sound from behind startled the first creature to standing and revealed a second taller creature close behind the witness. The witness ran away through the woods to the path and was not followed.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #55658

Sasquatch sighting

At the witness's wooded property, the witness reported strange sounds, odor, a bipedal sighting and apples taken from treetops.

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the next summer Chehalis, Lewis County, Washington Related account #29055

Sasquatch sighting near Chehalis, Washington

The witness and a friend sleeping in the back of a pickup by the barn the next summer were watched for an extended period by a hairy face at the side window that then moved toward the open tailgate and left.

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at night Place not stated Related account #48797

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The witness and a relative described a very strong wet possum-like smell at night.

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around 2002 Place not stated Related account #30051

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Around 2002 the witness and her partner smelled an intense garbage-feces stench at a dispersed camp that vanished after minutes.

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openin morning White Salmon, Klickitat County, Washington Related account #986

Odor near White Salmon, Washington

The day before the sighting the witness heard snapping, rustling and movement going over the hill toward the canyon and smelled a strong musty manure-like odor.

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for several days Dixie, Walla Walla County, Washington Related account #7406

Odor near Dixie, Washington

While hiking in the same area over several days, the witnesses noticed an unfamiliar odd smell.

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about 5 years before Place not stated Related account #26718

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About five years earlier the witness had smelled a similar rotten odor while camped in the same general area.

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August or September Place not stated Related account #7789

Property disturbance

A pole-and-plastic shelter used by students was found wrecked with snapped roof poles, broken furniture, a strong bad smell, and reddish hair nearby.

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BFRO YEAR: 1979-80 Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon Class A #7789

Members of Job Corps group have several encounters

Late at night a group gathered above the football field during foggy full-moon conditions. The group noticed a large shadowy bipedal form at a distance that appeared and disappeared in moving fog. Some members started toward it before it vanished in the fog, and the witness reported feeling unable to advance beyond a point. An odor was noted in connection with the sighting.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #7209

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While collecting leaves with children on the hill, the witness encountered intense stench and uneasy feelings.

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in or around 1992 Place not stated Related account #7209

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While hiking on the mountaintop, the witness encountered an unidentifiable gross smell.

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Date unknown Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Related account #12019

Object throwing near Grants Pass, Oregon

The witness and visiting companions experienced thrown objects, intense odors, and the feeling of being observed.

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within the last couple of months, midnight to 5:00 am Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon Related account #12019

Unidentified sound near Grants Pass, Oregon

The witness reports hearing unspecified nighttime sounds and smelling a strong musky odor almost nightly.

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On other hunting trips Place not stated Related account #2681

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The witness reports smelling very foul odors in the general area on other hunting trips, with no wildlife present.

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BFRO YEAR: 1979-80 Douglas County, Oregon Class B #2274

Late night up-close encounter in the Umpqua Nat'l Forest near Toketee Falls

The witness and a companion were sleeping on the ground at camp while deer hunting after forgetting tent poles. During the night the witness felt fingers touching his beard and smelled a strong odor. After he sat up and shouted, something large moved away through brush on two legs making loud leaf-crunching noise. No tracks were found with a flashlight, and the witness later concluded it was a Bigfoot.

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at widely spaced intervals, nights Place not stated Related account #667

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On widely spaced nights something is outside, the dog hides, a strong stench fills the house until morning, and outbuildings are sometimes disturbed with canned goods missing.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #12216

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The witness reports a recurring rotten smell that would appear and later disappear.

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