Incident #1001067
Klamath Falls, Klamath Cty, Oregon
Feb 1977
Account
George Morrison was driving back to Crater Lake in a heavy snowstorm at 8.30 p.m. when he noticed about a mile south of the Godfrey Glen overlook, in Crater Lake National Park, that something had just crossed the road and gone down the right bank into Annie Creek Canyon. Returning and putting headlights on the tracks he found them to be of rough human shape, about 15 inches long, and with twice the stride of any bear tracks he had seen in the park. Next morning new snow had obliterated detail, but tracks could be followed into Annie Creek following Pole Creek, until they disappeared in thick timber.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 25 1977
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Klamath Cty
- Nearest Town
- Klamath Falls
- Direction from Town
- North Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 56
- Population of Town
- 16000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 53
- Latitude
- 4249--
- Longitude
- 12207--
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
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1001062
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- canyon, hillside
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- steep
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Snow Condition
- new over old
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Snow
- unusually little
- Humidity
- heavy snow
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- George T. Morrison
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- NOV 1983
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1983
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- long
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- minutes
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- Northeast
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft shallow snow
- Tracks Came From
- hillside
- Tracks Went to
- canyon
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Other report by this witness
- 2