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February 1993 Wasco County, Oregon Class A #698

A couple travelling by train observe a sasquatch for several minutes as it observes the train during an unscheduled control stop about 10 minutes outside The Dalles along the Columbia River

Two passengers in a private sleeping compartment looked out during an unscheduled daytime train stop west of The Dalles. They watched a dark, hairy figure in a snow-covered clearing between the train and the river for about eight minutes as it alternately crouched and walked a few steps. Contrasty light prevented detailed feature viewing, and the train departed with the figure still watching.

Full-body sighting
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
October 1992 Oakridge, Lane County, Oregon Class B #11304

Campers hear moaning howl at Waldo Lake at night

While tent camping with his wife, the witness was awakened around 4 a.m. by a prolonged moaning howl lasting 20-30 minutes. Their dog growled and a nearby camper's dogs barked, and the nearby camper left hurriedly before dawn. The next day the witness found no sign, but later felt an Ohio moan-howl recording matched what they heard.

Howl
May 1992 Walla Walla, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #1065

Brothers see sasquatch watching them

The witness and a relative were test-driving a pickup on a gravel road and stopped by the roadside. They saw a large hairy figure about 100 yards away across a gorge, standing motionless on an old stump and watching them for about five minutes before turning and disappearing into the trees. Steep terrain prevented them from reaching the spot to check for tracks.

Full-body sighting
1992–1993 Cottage Grove, Bohemia Mines, Lane County, Oregon Class B #685

Campers hear vocalizations & breathing from very close-range heavy, bipedal visitor

The witness and a relative were lying in a tent at a forest camp at night when they heard a bipedal approach, a fast high-pitched whooping sound, and circling movement around the tent lasting much of the night. The presence at times breathed audibly next to the tent and ran off with heavy-sounding footsteps before returning quietly. In the morning they looked for tracks but found too much forest litter to see any.

WhoopFootstepsAnimal behaviour
4 October 1991 Baker City, Baker County, Oregon Class B #26224

Hunter remembers possible howls and footprints near Baker City

Three hunters spread out in a draw heard a prolonged moaning-howling sound likened to a weak yell for help, with two of them also hearing a loud pop nearby. They traced the sound to a barbed-wire fence with freshly broken wire and torn-up ground but found no identifiable tracks. Returning to the same area the next morning, they found a large footprint in a cow patty which they linked to the previous day's sounds.

HowlUnidentified soundTracksProperty disturbance
October 1991 Valsetz, Polk County, Oregon Class B #8948

In the early morning, hunter observes rock throwing near Valsetz

The witness was alone on a logging road stopping to eat huckleberries when loud noises were heard from upslope behind. Multiple large rocks were thrown toward the witness, with some hitting a tent set up near the road while the witness was inside. The witness left the area without ever seeing the source of the noises or rocks.

Rock throwingUnidentified sound
October 1991 Rice Hill, Douglas County, Oregon Class A #9393

Driver has early morning encounter near Rice Hill

The witness was driving south on Interstate-5 at Rice Hill in the early morning in light rain when headlights illuminated a figure crouched by the guard rail. The figure stood up, took a step or two, jumped the guard rail, and went down the embankment. The witness pulled over downhill, waited about five minutes, then continued without searching on foot.

Partial sighting
July 1991 LaGrande, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #694

Family sees stooped-over creature walking along forest line

The witness and family were picnicking at Deadmans Pass when a child noticed a figure across a ravine by the forest line. They watched it sit and sway for several minutes before it stood up, appeared very tall and stooped, and took a few large steps into the woods. The witness said it was clearly seen on a clear day and moved like the figure in the P/G film.

Full-body sighting
July 1991 North Of Bagby Hot Springs, Clackamas County, Oregon Class B #624

Sounds heard at Skookum Lake

The witness camped with three companions at a primitive site near Skookum Lake below a ridge. During the night the witness alone awoke to sounds described as large rocks tumbling down the ridge and later to heavy spaced footsteps moving into and out of camp. The companions reported hearing nothing and no footprints were found the next day. Years later the witness associated the sounds with Sasquatch after reading other reports from the area.

Rock throwingFootsteps
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
1991 Oregon #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/05/04/sc-ep100-the-hunter-or-the-hunted

Sasquatch sighting in Oregon (1991)

Late at night while driving home from work along a river road, the witness came around a bend and saw a tall hairy figure peeking from behind a tree and watching her car. She slowed to look and continued home. The next day her mother said her father had seen the same thing in the same area a day or two before.

Partial sighting
July 1990 La Pine, Deschutes County, Oregon Class B #7967

Boaters on the Deschutes hear loud scream from bank

Two people were fishing from a slowly drifting boat on a sunny morning. A very loud, long yell that rose and fell in pitch came from the direction of a dirt bank about 100 yards away. The pair went to the apparent source area to look around but found nothing and saw no animal.

Howl
1990–1999 Portland, Oregon #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/f3pr9QMRrwnB9SKZNsiLJfioKGoqm887zEJ4nvuSodw

Paranormal encounter near Portland, Oregon (1990)

The guest retells the origin story of the term black-eyed kids as a reporter sitting in his car at a movie theater writing a check. Two children with hoods and heads down asked for a ride home and inspired primal fear and compulsion to open the door. When they looked up their eyes were fully black.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
November 1989 Prineville, Crook County, Oregon Class B #10034

Hunter hears wood-on-wood knocking

The witness was hunting alone on foot in the morning when he heard repeated groups of rapid wood-on-wood impacts ahead of him. He followed the sounds as they stayed ahead until they were close but still hidden by a rise across a creek, then became uneasy and retreated to the road and camp. He stayed in the camper the rest of the day. Years later after reading a newspaper account of tree-whacking, he concluded the sounds were Bigfoot communication.

Wood knock
July 1989 We Were In Lookingglass, The Nearest Large City Is Roseburg, Douglas County, Oregon Class B #3387

Vocalizations heard in Lookingglass

Late at night in summer 1989, the witness and two cousins stepped outside after movies and heard a loud deep guttural sound from the creek bottom rise into a 5-10 second howl. Frightened by its apparent size and closeness, they went back inside and locked the door. The witness described the end of the sound as more wolf-like than cow-like and later compared it to a reference Ohio recording.

Howl
March 1989 Estacada, Oregon #0c25fd7b-680e-484c-8f23-e30bc8e49354

Sasquatch sighting near Estacada, Oregon (1989)

Four youths went hunting past the guest's camp on a logged area near Estacada. After feeling uneasy in young fir trees and hearing a loud snap near a brush pile, they noticed something pacing them in brush. About 100 yards from the paved road they saw the head and shoulders of a seven-foot dark silhouette between poplar trees at sunset; it shifted its weight, confirming it was solid, and they retreated to the road.

Partial sightingSilhouetteFootstepsUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour +1
1989 Chemult, Klamath County, Oregon Class A #683

Creature seen walking along the edge of forest

Seven people waiting near railroad tracks at dusk claimed to see a large brown hairy creature walking along the distant forest edge. The being moved south in a lurching manner while looking back at them, frightening the group. They put the children in the car and later avoided discussing the sighting until a newspaper notice led them to call it Bigfoot.

Full-body sighting
October 1988 Palmer Junction, Union County, Oregon Class B #696

Elk hunters find two sets of bare-foot tracks in the snow near Palmer Junction

While elk hunting, the witness and companions walked a logging road to meet another party member and found very large tracks in hardened snow that wandered on and off the road. The tracks came in two sizes, crushed the snow to the gravel, and had not been present that morning. The third party member had also noticed the tracks independently, and the group did not follow them and returned to camp.

Tracks
August 1988 Wallowa, Wallowa County, Oregon Class A #697

Teenager observes two upright-walking animals playing while scouting for elk in the Eagle Cap Wilderness

The witness was scouting for elk on foot at first light near a clear-cut. From about 300 yards away through binoculars, the witness watched two small upright figures chase each other and slap hands for about a minute before they walked into thick forest. The witness first mistook them for bears standing upright but said they never dropped to all fours and no sound was heard.

Full-body sighting