Incident #1001111
The Dalles, Wasco Cty, Oregon
Jan 1993
Account
Dr. John Esposito and his wife Rusty were on a westbound train that had stopped just West of The Dalles at 3.22 p.m. when he saw a tall, upright animal walk into view about 25 yards away. It was grey brown in colour, with squarish shoulders and head. They could not see the face or ears, and its feet were out of sight in the snow. It remained in view for 8 minutes until the train left. In that period it squatted in the snow, stood up and squatted again, three times. It made one gentle swipe with its left arm, otherwise kept its arms at its sides, and it swayed from the hips as it squatted looking at the train. At one point it moved partially behind a tree, but came forward again. Large dark birds that were present did not fly away when it appeared.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 12 1993
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1993
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Wasco Cty
- Nearest Town
- The Dalles
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 2
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4536--
- Longitude
- 12112--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- East
- Nearby Water
- river
- Snow Condition
- snow
- General
- some
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- The Track Record No. 25, Dr. John Esposito letter.
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- MAR 1993
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- AUG 1993
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- medium
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- grey brown
- Neck Length
- short
- Neck Width
- wide
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- square
- Head Profile
- flat on top
- Torso Front
- wide
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- medium
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- stopped still, got down, swayed
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- hanging, gesturing
- Reaction
- ignored
- Attracted By
- machine activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Large dark birds (crows, ravens?) not disturbed by creature's arrival as they would have been by a person. When creature squatted its knees bent outwards.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Additional Movement
- got up, gestured, got down
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on train
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2