Incident #1000980
Sandy, Clackamas Cty, Oregon
1953
Account
Fisherman told his two companions that while fishing a pool in the Alder Creek canyon he felt an unnpleasant sensation and looked up to see a huge, hair-covered creature resembling both man and beast watching him from a thicket. It suddenly vanished into deep shadows.
When
- Year
- 1953
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clackamas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Sandy
- Direction from Town
- East Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 9
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 6
- Latitude
- 45205-
- Longitude
- 122053-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- canyon
- Exact Terrain
- valley bottom
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- close
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- unnamed fisherman quoted by Kieth Soesbe
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- AUG 05 1963
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1963
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Attracted By
- human activity
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Story told by Keith Soesbe, #2 927 N.E. Everett, Oregon. Not clear if he interviewed witness.
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 40 to 50