Incident #1001089
Grants Pass, Josephine Cty, Oregon
Oct 1983
Account
Paul T. Claywell reported to state police at Grants Pass that while riding his motorcycle on Interstate 5, slowly because of rain, Northbound between the two Grants Pass exits, his headlight hit an animal standing upright in the road. As he approached it turned and looked at him, then turned and ran off the road, on two legs. It was 7 to 8 feet tall, hunched over, and had long straight hair all over face and body.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 16 1983
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1983
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Josephine Cty
- Nearest Town
- Grants Pass
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 15000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 10
- Latitude
- 4227--
- Longitude
- 12317--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Humidity
- rain
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Aberdeen, Washington, Daily World
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 102183
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1983
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair curl
- straight
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observer, crossed road
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- state policeman
- Interview date
- OCT 16 1983
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1