Witness

Ryan (public first-name label)

Witness describes approximately 15-minute observation of tall reddish-brown hair-covered upright figure moving cattails at alpine lake, then departing; next day he estimated height from branch at about eight feet. All claims are witness interpretation, not measured evidence.

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At a glance

Event date / window
Mid-July, year not established; witness states age 24 at event
Location
Near Mount Jefferson Wilderness, Oregon; small lake reached from reported old road; exact lake unverified
Primary provider
Bigfoot Society / Podpage
Research status
Developing Witness Record
Linked media
1
Exact source locators
6
Research value

Why this record matters

This record combines a linked media source with exact source locators, making it easier to audit the witness account against the original material.

What is documented

Firsthand publisher-hosted transcript and direct testimony for witness; publisher/provider identity for media; public-record status is attributed, not corroborated.

Evidence boundary

Only first name public; no independent identification or corroboration Calendar year and exact lake/road names unverified; WEBVTT may mistranscribe proper nouns Height inferred from later approximate branch reach, not direct measurement No contemporaneous photo/video, cast, or independent physical evidence recovered Other narrated episodes not merged into the lake visual event

Source chronology

Mid-July, year not established; witness states age 24 at event

Ryan (public first-name label) reported event

Witness describes approximately 15-minute observation of tall reddish-brown hair-covered upright figure moving cattails at alpine lake, then departing; next day he estimated height from branch at about eight feet. All claims are witness interpretation, not measured evidence.

Exact source locators

  • 00:24:32–00:25:57: camping and approach to small lake near Mount Jefferson
  • 00:25:57–00:28:57: 15-minute visual, cattail handling, wind shift, departure, next-day branch-height estimate
  • 00:30:26–00:31:08: no photo, memory-only
  • 00:31:08–00:31:40: mid-July; age 24; encounter calendar year not recovered
  • 00:37:41–00:39:54: separate Marion Lake tent disturbance, no resolved creature ID
  • 00:39:54–00:43:38: separate Bagby Hot Springs auditory experience, no creature seen
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Evidence and provenance

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  • 00:24:32–00:25:57: camping and approach to small lake near Mount Jefferson
  • 00:25:57–00:28:57: 15-minute visual, cattail handling, wind shift, departure, next-day branch-height estimate
  • 00:30:26–00:31:08: no photo, memory-only
  • 00:31:08–00:31:40: mid-July; age 24; encounter calendar year not recovered
  • 00:37:41–00:39:54: separate Marion Lake tent disturbance, no resolved creature ID
  • 00:39:54–00:43:38: separate Bagby Hot Springs auditory experience, no creature seen

Link and original paraphrase only; no rehosting transcript or audio

Current limits

What remains unresolved

Only first name public; no independent identification or corroboration Calendar year and exact lake/road names unverified; WEBVTT may mistranscribe proper nouns Height inferred from later approximate branch reach, not direct measurement No contemporaneous photo/video, cast, or independent physical evidence recovered Other narrated episodes not merged into the lake visual event

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