Incident #1001362
Estacada, Clackamus Cty, Oregon
Jan 1996
Account
Couple exploring an old mine tunnel. Wife entered first, through a door in boarded-up entrance, and saw a shaggy, silver-grey creature sitting head between knees, arms wrapped around, one hand shading eyes. Strong smell. She fled, husband did not see. He entered later with others, no animal, smell gone. Bed of sticks, moss and ferns found, 4.5 x 4 feet. Not typical packrat nest, but packrat hairs found in it.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 14 1996
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1996
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clackamus Cty
- Nearest Town
- Estacada
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 24
- Population of Town
- 1500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 20
- Latitude
- 4504--
- Longitude
- 12157--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- cave
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Snow Condition
- snow
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Monthly Bigfoot Report, quoting Ray Crowe quoting
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- MAR 1996
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- MAY 1996
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- sitting
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- silver
- Movement
- staying still
- Arms Action
- shading eyes
- Odour
- strong
- Describe Unsual
- Creature was in an abandoned mine tunnel
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Possibly Larry Lund
- Interview date
- FEB 1996
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1