Incident #1001058
Medford, Jackson Cty, Oregon
Mar 1976
Account
Rancher near Butte Falls reported to have seen a bear-like animal digging in the center of a field he was plowing. When it saw him it got up and left, walking erect, but hunched over, and ducked through a barbed wire fence, leaving hairs. (Bejord was to have them analyzed)
When
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Medford
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 22
- Population of Town
- 40000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 25
- Latitude
- 4233--
- Longitude
- 1223---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, plateau
- Exact Terrain
- farm field
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Jon Beckjord quoting Don Le Bars, Central Point, O
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- DEC 22 1976
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JAN 1977
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- stooped
- Movement
- other
- Later Movement
- got up, walked away
- Arms Used
- for digging
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- natural food plants
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature appeared to be digging for something. It left hairs on a barbed wire fence.
- Evidence Left
- hair
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- farming
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1