Incident #1000295
The Dalles, Wasco Cty, Oregon
Aug 1967
Account
A couple of nights after David Churchill shot one, large group of youths hunting, one group stayed up on the hill, Taylor and some others had gone down. Those who stayed, at least Rich Louden and Roger Hayes, said that a creature approached them from behind, undetected, to within 8 feet. They had no idea how long it was there, and they only heard it when it started to walk away. Youths stopped going sasquatch hunting after that. Dennis Taylor says there were at least three animals. His description 9 feet tall, weight at least a half ton, face hair covered, colour dark reddish brown, ears, nose, mouth and eyes like human, no snout. When close to one a terrible smell, like an animal dead and mouldy for a couple of months. Taylor's description is used in creature entry for this incident, although he was not a witness to this particular sighting.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Wasco Cty
- Nearest Town
- The Dalles
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 1.5
- 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
- rock
- Near or/at
- hillside
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, hillside
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- broken rock
- Cover
- sparse
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- hot
- Rainfall
- dry
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Dennis Taylor taped by Roger Patterson
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- APR 69
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- APR 69
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eyes
- large
- Eye shape
- round
- Human like Y/N
- No
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face, on hands
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Hair Colour
- dark red brown
- Face Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Feet Colour
- dark
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- No
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Back of Head
- flat at back
- Forehead
- low
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- open
- Lips
- thin
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Breast
- large
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- medium
- Spine
- flat
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up, fled, made a noise
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- watched, fled from
- Way of Walking
- heel and toe
- Knees
- up and down
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- David Churchill identifies this creature as a female, Dennis Taylor does not. Churchill apparently was closer. When first seen it was sitting with its hands between its knees.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Feet
- large
- Additional Movement
- crossed fence
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness 1
- 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
Witness 2
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 16 to 20