Incident #1001079
Manzanita, Tilamook Cty, Oregon
Apr 1979
Account
Driving South on Hwy 101, Monte Kauffman saw "a great big manlike ape" in a ravine on the North slope of Neahkahnie Mountain, about 150 yards away. He stopped and watched it for about a minute. After a passing vehicle distracted him it was gone. Had very dark coat except face and chest, which were much lighter. Estimated 500 to 600 pounds.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 02 1979
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Tilamook Cty
- Nearest Town
- Manzanita
- Direction from Town
- North Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 4
- Latitude
- 45451-
- Longitude
- 12357--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- ocean
- Distance to Water
- over half mile
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Seaside, Oregon, Signal, quoting Monte Kauffman
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- APR 5, 1979
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- APR 1979
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Reaction
- watched
- Different Colour on
- face, chest
- Second Colour
- light
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Phillips, Seaside Signal
- Interview date
- APR 1979
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1