Incident #1001068
Sweet Home, Linn Cty, Oregon
Mar 1977
Account
Darlene Emmert at 7 p.m. saw a 7.5 foot creature standing near the barn. It was black and very bulky. After a minute and a half it walked out of sight. There was a strong smell noted afterwards. One footprint found and preserved, which Bill Esposito apparently saw., but no specifics.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 04 1977
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Linn Cty
- Nearest Town
- Sweet Home
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 70
- Elevation/Altitude
- 6
- Latitude
- 4423--
- Longitude
- 12243--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- farm field
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot News, Bill Esposito quoting Mrs. Darlene E
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- AUG 1977
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 7
- Jwg file date
- OCT 1977
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, walked away
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- ignored
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Bill Esposito
- Interview date
- 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home, outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 2