Incident #1001478
The Dalles, Wasco Cty, Oregon
Jun 1981
Account
From overpass leaving I-84 for Hwy 197 looked down and saw a black biped walking toward the Columbia River, with long, smooth strides, arms swinging way out forward and back. Estimated over 6 ft, and at least 250 lbs., broad shoulders, big chest, long arms and legs. Palms of hands were black.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 26 1981
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dawn
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Wasco Cty
- Nearest Town
- The Dalles
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 1.5
- Latitude
- 453530
- Longitude
- 1210658
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- valley bottom
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- none
- Unnatural Conditions
- cleared
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- North American Science Institute publication
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JAN 15 1998
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- black
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- North
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bigfoot Research Project
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 61 to 70