Incident #1000315
The Dalles, Wasco, Oregon
May 1971
Account
Joe Mederios saw the creature on May 27, 28 and 29, between 5 and 7 p.m. and on June 1 around 10 p.m. Several other people saw it between 5 and 7 p.m. on June 1. It would come down from the plateau above the Pinewood Mobile Manor trailer court, for no apparent reason, then go back up. The creature was erect, light-coloured, very large and very heavy.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 28 1971
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1971
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Wasco
- Nearest Town
- The Dalles
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 2
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 2
- Latitude
- 4537--
- Longitude
- 12112--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- under
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- high bank
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000316
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- river
- Substratum
- grass
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- sparse
- General
- some small
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Rainfall
- dry
- Wind
- windy
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Joe Mederios intv. by Ron Olson. Also Rene Dahinde
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1971
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1971
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eyes
- large
- spacing
- wide set
- Eye shape
- round
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- near eyes
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- light
- Hair Tone
- two-tone
- Hair Shorter On
- legs
- Hair Longer on
- midriff
- Face Colour
- dark
- Chin Y/N
- Yes
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- No
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- square
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose
- short snout
- Nostrils
- No
- Tail
- none
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Torso Front
- normal
- Torso Side
- normal
- Buttocks
- like human
- Legs
- long
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- medium
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Spine
- ridged
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away, went up slope, disappeared
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- watched
- Way of Walking
- flat foot
- Knees
- always bent
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Kept coming back down from plateau towards auto court.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Feet
- large
- Different Colour on
- hair ends
- Second Colour
- silver-tipped
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 20.0
- Greates Width
- 9.5
- Heel Width
- 3.5
- Stride in Inches Average
- 50
- Longest
- 65
- Shortest
- 48
- Track Condition
- poor
- Pattern of walk
- toe out
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Direction of Travel
- not consistent
- Material Tracks Made in
- sod
- Foot Shape
- wedge-shape
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Ron Olson
- Interview date
- 1971
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- 25 feet
- Most vertical distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- several
- Track witnesses
- several