Incident #1001083
Rainier, Columbia Cty, Oregon
Jul 1980
Account
Bill Leon Buol told state police he heard something behind his barn, went and saw a dark, erect creature, estimated between 400 and 600 pounds, not a bear.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 06 1980
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Columbia Cty
- Nearest Town
- Rainier
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 1600
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4605--
- Longitude
- 12256--
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
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- farm field
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Substratum
- fine material
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- St. Helens, Oregon, Chronicle, story of Bill Leon
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- JUL 10 1980
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- AUG 1980
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home, outside on foot
- No of witnesses
- 1