Incident #1001084
Grants Pass, Josephine Cty, Oregon
Aug 1980
Account
Scott Ericson, 13, went to mailbox on a motorcycle, and saw what looked like a sasquatch standing in the thick brush nearby. It was very large and had brwonish silverish hair, and it took off through the brush.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 28 1980
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Josephine Cty
- Nearest Town
- Grants Pass
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 15000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 9
- Latitude
- 422---
- Longitude
- 1232---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, plain
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Cover
- heavy
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Scott Ericson to John Green
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- AUG 28 1980
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- AUG 1980
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- grey brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled, entered woods
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV, outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 11 to 16