Incident #1001483
Yachats, Lincoln Cty, Oregon
Aug 1984
Account
Touring roads on scooter, R and J coasted downhill and pulled into a turnout, surprising a brown-black creature curled up in a fetal position.It got up and looked at them and strolled down a cat road for 50 feet, turned to look again, went another 20 feet downhill then turned into the woods, stepping up a 3-foot embankment and parting underbrush and trees, then disappeared. Fully erect, walked with swinging arms, estimated 8.5 feet tall and 400 pounds. Massive shoulders, barrel chest, no snout, short if any neck. They noted a 7 to 8-foot bed where it was lying and marks indicating a 7-foot stride downhill.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 17 1984
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1984
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Lincoln Cty
- Nearest Town
- Yachats
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Population of Town
- 100
- Latitude
- 442---
- Longitude
- 1240---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree type
- coniferous
- Unnatural Conditions
- logged
- General
- none
- Species
- Sitka spruce
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 9
Source
- Source
- North American Science Institute publication
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JAN 15 1998
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- medium
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Hair Longer on
- back, shoulders
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Nose
- no snout
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up, watched observer, walked away
- Walking Stride
- long
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Odour
- none
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Additional Movement
- turned, went up slope, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- lying down
- Head Size
- small
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Bigfoot Research Project
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 41 to 50