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Bigfoot sighting near Portland, Oregon

Aug 1972 · Portland, Oregon, United States

In August 1972, a boy riding in his father's truck near Portland, Oregon, smelled a foul odor and briefly saw a large hairy leg going up an embankment as dogs reacted.

Facts

Reported as
Boy smells foul odor, has brief sighting while in the back of pickup
Date
Aug 1972
Place
Portland, Oregon, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
45.425, -122.742
Located within
3.0 km
Witness was
other
Witnesses
3
Height
1.0 m (3 ft)
Behaviour
climbing
Animals
dogs reacted
In the account
childhood memory, climbed, dog present, firearm present, in vehicle, on or by road, returned to spot, smell, smell musky, smell rotten, witness fled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent

Sources

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