Incident #1000293
The Dalles, Wasco Cty, Oregon
Jun 1967
Account
Dennis Taylor says on tape that "we" were on the road from the golf course, apparently after midnight, and something was following them up on the bluff and rolling rocks down. They started up the bank, then saw it coming down, very big. They went into a field by the freeway and it came through the wire fence. It was on two legs, 8 or 9 feet tall and very heavy. Followed them, walked when they walked, ran when they ran, but gaining because its paces were much longer, but would not come on the freeway, except to cross it. They hitched a ride to town but came back in daylight and saw it going back up the hill. Chased up the hill after it, but were left behind. David Churchill in computer form says 7-8 feet tall (compromise 8 ft) very heavy, sometimes slightly stooped, dark brown. He says many 19 inch footprints were found in crushed grass, with a 70 inch stride. No footprint entry, as apparently shapeless. Groups of youths came back the following nights for further adventures. Incidents 1000294, 1000295.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 05 1967
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Wasco Cty
- Nearest Town
- The Dalles
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4538--
- Longitude
- 12113--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- high bank
- Near or/at
- road
- Super Human Action
- Prints showed 70-inch stride.
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000294, 1000295
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, hillside
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- grass, broken rock
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- hot
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Rainfall
- dry
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- David Churchill intv. by Ron Olson, Dennis Taylor
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- APRIL 1969
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eyes
- large
- Eye shape
- slit
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Face Colour
- dark
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- No
- Ear Size
- average
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- open
- Lips
- thin
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Side
- wide
- Legs
- long
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- medium
- Spine
- flat
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed fence, approached, went up slope
- Speed
- fast
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- approached, ran after
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Describe Unsual
- Informant notes that salmon were running in the river at the time.
- Additional Movement
- watched observer, went up slope
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness 1
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Roger Patterson
- Interview date
- 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled, stayed still, studied, followed
- No of witnesses
- several
- Age
- 16 to 20
- Other report by this witness
- 2
Witness 2
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Roger Patterson
- Interview date
- APR 4 1969
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- fled, stayed still, studied
- No of witnesses
- several
- Age
- 16 to 20
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording