Union Pacific Railway Conductor Observes Great Ape on Railroad Trackbed
Account
The witness was serving as a conductor on a westbound freight train at daybreak near milepost 36. As the train rounded a curve, the crew noticed a dark, hairy figure sitting between the rails. After the whistle was blown, the figure stood up and ran on two legs into nearby trees and brush with its long arms swinging, and could not be relocated.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- tall
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Arms src
- long arms
- Gait src
- ran away on two legs
- Posture src
- sitting down between the tracks when first observed
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1995
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
daybreak
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| Place |
Cascade Locks, Multnomah County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #109
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.65, -121.91 (± 1141 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 109 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
working as a conductor on a westbound freight train
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| Witness's word for it |
Something tall and hairy with long arms
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator spoke with the witness for several minutes about sightings near Bonneville.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #109 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference