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Incident #1001027

Cannon Beach, Clatsop Cty, Oregon

1972

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Year
1972
Time of Day
night
Duration
brief

Where

State / province
Oregon
County
Clatsop Cty
Nearest Town
Cannon Beach
Direction from Town
North
Distance from Town
10
Population of Town
1200
Elevation/Altitude
0
Latitude
460---
Longitude
1235---

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
road
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
2nd person

Setting

Terrain
shore
Exact Terrain
paved road
Nearby Water
ocean
General
none
General undergrowth
none

Weather and light

Lighting
headlights
Visibility Index
4

Source

Source
Grace Gensman quoting Ray Cameron
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
NOV 1976
Source reliability
6
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
DEC 1976
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
presumed
Hair Colour
white
Movement
running
Later Movement
crossed road
Movement re observer
across observer front
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Interviewer
Grace Gensman Hamby, Rt. 1, Box 967, Astoria, Oregon
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
in car
Moving Y/N
Yes
Position
seated
Making Noise Y/N
Yes
Least vertical distance
nil
No of witnesses
1