Incident #1001070
Ashland, Jackson Cty, Oregon
Sep 1977
Account
James Martin told police that as he neared Interstate 5 on Hwy 66 an animal matching the description of Bigfoot ran across his path, heading for the freeway.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 27 1977
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ashland
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 2
- Population of Town
- 15000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 18
- Latitude
- 4210--
- Longitude
- 12239--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, valley
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- valley bottom
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Ashland, Oregon, Tidings, quoting James Martin
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- SEP 28 1977
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1977
- Incident type
- 1
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1