Incident #1000974
Seaside, Clatsop Cty, Oregon
Aug 1933
Account
Irving C. Allen is quoted as saying that while out with a search party on Tillamook Head, a 1000-foot-high hill projecting into the sea, he lagged behind the others on Bald Mountain, and glancing behind him saw a shaggy beast, yet human, which turned and fled into the darkness. It was too dark to see it plainly. There was a second report by another searcher, Clement Klink, a few days later (1000975) and William Laighton "woh knows every animal trail and crag on Tillamook Head" was reported to have seen the wild man, but would only say he had seen "something queer."
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1933
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clatsop Cty
- Nearest Town
- Seaside
- Direction from Town
- South Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 4
- Population of Town
- 5000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 8
- Latitude
- 4556--
- Longitude
- 12357--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000975
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- Species
- pine
- Variety
- manzanita
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Visalia, California, Times-Delta, United Press sto
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- AUG 19 1933
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 4
- Jwg file date
- JUN 1971
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, fled
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- may have been Stephen Lintner, United Press contributor
- Interview date
- AUG 1933
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1