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Bigfoot sighting near Florence, Oregon

18 Dec 1978 · Florence, Oregon, United States

Near Cleawox Lake, Oregon, a witness with her dog saw a very tall bipedal figure approach around 1 AM in December 1978, heard two screams as it ran off, and later found half footprints.

Facts

Reported as
Lady walking with dog has lengthy, close nighttime encounter
Date
18 Dec 1978
Place
Florence, Oregon, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
43.931, -124.121
Time
about 01:00, night
Witness was
walking
Witnesses
1
Creatures
1
Distance
46 m (150 ft)
Height
2.6 m (8 ft)
Described as
biped
Behaviour
approaching, crouching, running, standing, vocalizing, walking, watching
Sounds
scream
Animals
dogs reacted
In the account
approached, broad shoulders, conical head, crouched, dog barked or chased, dog cowered, dog present, footprints found, full moon, leaped, long arms, long strides, no neck, returned to spot, ridge or mountain, scream, searched after, thought person first, very fast, very tall, walked upright, windy, witness fled
Tracks
22 cm (8.5 in) wide, stride 163 cm (64.0 in)
Account
investigator interviewed
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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