Incident #1001021
Millton-Freewater, Umatilla Cty, Oregon
Aug 1970
Account
Rich Myers was riding his motorcycle on Mill Creek Road in the Blue Mountains, near Camp Kiwanis, when he saw a figure 10 to 12 feet tall, shadowlike, in the brush. It made a high-pitched scream, with arms outstretched. Its palms were light coloured. He fled.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 15 1970
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Umatilla Cty
- Nearest Town
- Millton-Freewater
- Direction from Town
- East Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 15
- Population of Town
- 5000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 23
- Latitude
- 4559--
- Longitude
- 11805--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, valley
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- South
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- heavy
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Walla Walla Union-Bulletin quoting Rich Myers
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- AUG 30 1970
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 11 ft
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on palms
- Hands Colour
- light
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- gestured, made a noise
- Arms Action
- outstretched
- Sound
- scream
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1