Incident #1001519
Sandy, Clackamus Cty, Oregon
Jun 1974
Account
J.R. Foster, then in grade 9, and his brother were in the woods behind their home in Sandy, in a tree fort shooting BB's at a tall stump. J.R. saw something with a humanlike head covered with brown fur walk by the stump. His brother was looking the other way. Later measurement showed height about 7.5 feet. Creature had a flat nose. At dusk that day they both saw the silhouette of head and shoulders of a man looking at them from behind the tree fort. They ran.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1974
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- noon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clackamus Cty
- Nearest Town
- Sandy
- Population of Town
- 4000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 6
- Latitude
- 4524--
- Longitude
- 12216--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- ground too hard
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree type
- mixed
- Species
- Douglas fir, deciduous
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- BFRO from J.R. Foster CIA
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- APR 09 2000
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- APR 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 10 to 15