Flap: Prineville, Oregon, Jul–Oct 2005
3 reports · 3 separate documents
Bigfoot (2), Other Humanoid (1).
In the 10 years either side we have 25 other reports within 37 miles of here.
The reports, in order
- Jul 1, 2005 Witness reports seeing a trail of large tracks attributed to Bigfoot near the Lava Lands Visitor Center.
Bigfoot · Bend, Oregon - Sep 2005 Witness reports standing face to shoulder with a large male creature while waiting for his father during buck season.
Bigfoot · Prineville, Oregon - Oct 22, 2005 Witness reports hearing rhythmic thumping sounds on the ground while hiking near Prineville and filming the area where the noise originated.
Other Humanoid · Prineville, Oregon
Sources: oregonbigfoot (3).
How we find flaps
- Plain rules, no model: reports within 37 miles and about four months of each other are grouped, and a group counts only when it is at least 5 times what that place usually sees over the 10 years either side.
- A flap needs at least 3 reports from at least 3 separate documents: one article listing six sightings is one telling.
- Copies are not confirmations: a story reprinted in thirty papers counts once.
- Investigator logs (BFRO, NAWAC, the Loch Ness Register) are left out, because a busy field season looks just like a flap.
- Only reports placed to a town or county and dated to the month are used. A flap is a burst of reports, not proof of a creature: panics, hoaxes and newspaper fashions make flaps too.