Incident #1000285
Prospect, Jackson Cty, Oregon
Aug 1961
Account
Sidney L. Morse was driving a crummy home from a logging show when a creature came running "out of the slick leaf" towards him, to within 30 feet in front of him, then turned right and ran parallel to the vehicle for another 30 feet, then stopped in a skid road. Was about 7 foot, prominent eyes, lips red and pursed, nostrils flared, head quite long vertically, forehead receding, head pointed at top. Was shiny black from pelvis to feet, mottled grey and back pelvis to shoulder and neck, from neck up lighter grey. Speed, poise and apparent fearlessness impressive. Roger Snyder saw one four days before.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1961
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Prospect
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 350
- Elevation/Altitude
- 50
- Latitude
- 4250--
- Longitude
- 12220--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- bushes
- Super Human Action
- Ran at superhuman speed beside car, not clocked.
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- West
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- 200 yards
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth type
- logging slash
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- hot
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- wet
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Sydney L. Morse intv. by Ron Olson. Also wrote let
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eyes
- large
- Eye shape
- round
- Eye color
- pale
- Human like Y/N
- Yes
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- short
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- dark grey
- Hair Tone
- mottled
- Hair Shorter On
- head, legs
- Hair Longer on
- chest
- Face Colour
- light
- Hands Colour
- light
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Ear Size
- small
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Forehead
- low
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Tail
- none
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Side
- wide
- Legs
- medium
- Movement
- running
- Direction
- West
- Later Movement
- maintained distance
- Speed
- very fast
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- bent, swinging
- Arms Used
- in locomotion
- Reaction
- approached, watched
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Nostrils flared, lips red and pursed, eyes prominent. Slightly bowlegged.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Feet
- large
- Different Colour on
- head, legs
- Third Colour
- black
- Second Colour
- grey
- Additional Movement
- turned
- Position when first seen
- erect
- Head Size
- large
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Ron Olson
- Interview date
- 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 2