Incident #1001086
Milton Freewater, Umatilla Cty, Oregon
Jun 1982
Account
WARNING: On the face of it this is a high-quality report, but since then Paul Freeman has been involved with so many more reports, one of which involved proven fakery by someone, that it is generally discounted. Who knows? Paul Freeman, a newly-hired patrolman of the Mill Creek Watershed, reported that while patrolling the perimeter of the watershed, just below the Oregon border, he walked up an old logging spur in a clearcut to look at some elk and a huge hairy biped came down the hill onto the road. He smelled a bad smell and heard it breathing like a man who had been running. It went on up the road and he watched until it rounded a bend. He phoned a report then went back with others and pictures and casts of tracks were made. Six days later, inside the watershed, he found more tracks. (1001087)
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 10 1982
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1982
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Umatilla Cty
- Nearest Town
- Milton Freewater
- Direction from Town
- East Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 19
- Population of Town
- 5000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 4558--
- Longitude
- 11758--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hill
- Near or/at
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1001087
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- steep
- Substratum
- fine material, forest litter
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- logging slash
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Paul Freeman intv. by John Green, Bob Titmus, etc.
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- JUN 1982
- Source reliability
- 2
- Incident reliablility
- 7
- Jwg file date
- JUN 1982
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- red black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- went down slope, turned right, walked away
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Sound
- panting
- Odour
- strong
- Attracted By
- wild animal prey
- Describe Unsual
- Creature appeared to be following herd of elk.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Heel
- 1.25
- Ball
- 1.25
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.00
- Observer Weight
- 265
- Stride in Inches Average
- 84
- Longest
- 96
- Shortest
- 72
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 25
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- Ball of Foot
- normal
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Ridge Behind Toes Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Foot Deformity Y/N
- No
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Size of Toes
- big toe far largest
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- hillside
- Tracks Went to
- hillside
- Trackmaker attracted by
- wild animal prey
- Remarks
- Tracks were mainly along road.
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green, Bob Titmus, many others
- Interview date
- JUN 1982
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking, work outdoors
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- many
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Other report by this witness
- 9