Incident #1001076
Hillslboro, Washington Cty, Oregon
Apr 1978
Account
Don Jackson's son, 17, changed a light bulb on the porch at 9 p.m. When the light went on a 7-foot biped ran past the house and into nearby woods. It was cream coloured, with matted hair. Next day found to 14-inch by 6-inch tracks with a large stride, and later found more tracks in soft dirt in the woods. One print cast by Mrs. Jackson.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 15 1978
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Washington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Hillslboro
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 16
- Population of Town
- 27000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 1
- Latitude
- 4540--
- Longitude
- 12311--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- light from habitation
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Jon Beckjord intv. Mrs. Don Jackson
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- APR 24 1978
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- MAY 1978
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- matted
- Hair Colour
- off-white
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- fled, entered woods
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- fled from
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- long
- Estimated Age
- 10
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- garden
- Tracks Went to
- trees
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Mrs. Don Jackson
- Interview date
- APR 1978
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 16 to 20