Incident #1000987
Lebanon, Linn Cty, Oregon
Oct 1963
Account
Francis Williams wrote that his friend, a former deputy sheriff, was driving a pickup on an old fire road in early October when a creature came down off the bank, crossed 30 feet in front of him and went on down the hill. The witness took it for a bear, but it was in sight for about 100 yards and was always on its hind legs.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1963
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Linn Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lebanon
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 12
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 10
- Latitude
- 443---
- Longitude
- 1224---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- high bank
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- steep
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Francis Williams, Lebanon, Ore., quoting unnamed f
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1971
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1971
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- getting down
- Later Movement
- crossed road, went down slope
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Francis Williams (presumed)
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1