Incident #1001037
Detroit, Marion Cty, Oregon
Jun 1972
Account
Thomas Smith and a friend were fishing in a lake at the base of Mount Jefferson, name unknown, which they had to reach by descending a "boulder-strewn cliff" for about 1000 feet. The other man saw two "guys" on the shore near their packs, and on rowing over realized they were "apes". One was about 6 feet, brown, and the other 4 feet, dark brown. Thought perhaps female and offspring. Creatures watched them approach, then seemed nervous and walked away among the boulders. Observers lost sight of them half way up the "cliff". Creatures were graceful and seemed curious, not fierce. Smith drew a picture of the face.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Marion Cty
- Nearest Town
- Detroit
- Direction from Town
- East
- Population of Town
- 300
- Latitude
- 444---
- Longitude
- 1215---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one medium, one small
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- steep
- Nearby Water
- small lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- broken rock
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot, by B. Ann Slate and Al Berry
- Source Type
- book
- Source Date
- 1976
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description 1
- Eyes
- large
- spacing
- wide set
- Eye shape
- oval
- Human like Y/N
- No
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Beard Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Face Appeared
- monkeylike
- Expression
- curious
- Head Profile
- flat on top
- Forehead
- low
- Brow Ridge
- none
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Lips
- thin
- Mouth Size
- large
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, went up slope, disappeared
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 2
- Eyes
- large
- spacing
- wide set
- Eye shape
- oval
- Human like Y/N
- No
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 3-4 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Beard Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Face Appeared
- monkeylike
- Expression
- curious
- Head Profile
- flat on top
- Forehead
- low
- Brow Ridge
- none
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Lips
- thin
- Mouth Size
- large
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, went up slope, disappeared
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Al Berry or B. Ann Slate
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- 500 or more
- Action on sighting
- approached, studied
- No of witnesses
- 2