Bigfoot sighting in Bend, Oregon
12 Aug 1983 · Bend, Oregon, United States
Three campers at Kitson Springs near Bend, Oregon, heard stomping, shrieking and howling for about 20 minutes around 1 am and could not see the creature.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Late Arriving Campers Hear Running, Stomping, Shrieking, Howling
- Date
- 12 Aug 1983
- Place
- Bend, Oregon, United States
- Evidence
- vocal
- Point
- 43.690, -122.376
- Located within
- 349 m
- Time
- about 01:00, night
- Witness was
- in bed
- Witnesses
- 3
- Distance
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Duration
- 20 min
- Behaviour
- running, vocalizing
- Sounds
- footsteps, howl, scream
- In the account
- at camp, felt fear, howl, likened to ape, nothing found after, ridge or mountain, scream, searched after, very fast
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- Oregon BigfootRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- 17 1/2" track found near Salmon Creek. Toes wider and heel narrower than usual.
- Three young hunters hear very loud scream across Diamond Peak Wilderness valley.
- Bigfoot sighting near Oakridge, Oregon
- Hiker's have rock thrown at them while hiking Diamond Peak.
- Hiker sees tracks in snow
- Bigfoot sighting near Oakridge, Oregon
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