Incident #1000318
Sitkum, Douglas Cty, Oregon
May 1973
Account
Returning from Roseburg on old Coos Bay Wagon Road about 1.30 a.m., pulled into Busendorf Park. Saw what they took for a stump by a big fir walk off in the moonlight. Estimated 10 feet tall, very heavy, covered with dark hair, slightly stooped. Made a noise like a bull snorting.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 14 1973
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Douglas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Sitkum
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 20
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 43094-
- Longitude
- 123422-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- under
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- East
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- some large
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- normal
- Wind
- calm
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Marion Hill and Judy Milbert (engaged couple) intv
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- MAY 73
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- MAY 73
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- slim
- Buttocks
- skimpy
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- medium
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Walking Stride
- medium
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Sound
- grunt
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- MAY 5 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 21 to 30