Motorist sees a roadside creature run uphill into the forest near the Sandy River
Account
A driver rounding an uphill hairpin turn noticed a tall hairy human-like figure standing behind trees on the hillside above the road. The figure turned and ran uphill through steep brush with remarkable speed and disappeared within seconds. The driver called a relative, returned to the site, spoke with officers there, and later documented the area on video.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 ft tall
- Build src
- very muscular, thin waist, very broad shoulders, chest wider than waist
- Hair colour src
- dark brown, not black
- Face src
- not hairy around eyes, nose and mouth, sideburn-like hair, flattened broad nose
- Arms src
- long, ape-like, longer than a human's, swung while running
- Gait src
- ran uphill with amazing speed, faster than a normal man
- Posture src
- standing upright, right shoulder behind tree
- Other features src
- short neck, head shaped like normal human with no sagittal crest
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
31 July 2008
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 6:25 p.m.
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| Place |
Corbett/Aims, Multnomah County, Oregon
Stated
BFRO report #24318
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.5318, -122.2912 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Corbett', Multnomah, matched from nearest town 'Corbett/Aims'
Conflicting value45.5477, -122.4174 (± 20 km)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from town
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| Witness's word for it |
large 7-8 ft tall, hairy creature
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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.
- Investigated by
- Cliff Barackman (BFRO)
Video of walk-through up to and around sighting area
Deep yet featureless impressions in thick forest duff above standing spot
Possible heel impression in line of large indistinct impressions heading downhill
Photo of investigator standing where creature stood to show height
Height estimated around 7 feet by standing comparison
Measurements: around 7 feet tall
Broken branches and trampled ferns near standing spot
The witness and a relative returned to videotape the site and search for tracks and sign.
The witness and a relative returned to videotape the site and search for tracks and sign.
The witness and a relative returned to videotape the site and search for tracks and sign.
An investigator estimated height by comparison, photographed the position, and watched overnight for thermal footage.
An investigator estimated height by comparison, photographed the position, and watched overnight for thermal footage.
A tracker with companions searched the area and found only a possible heel impression among indistinct impressions.
The witness and a relative returned to videotape the site and search for tracks and sign.
Officers parked at the turn, spoke with the witness, then left without searching the hillside.
An investigator estimated height by comparison, photographed the position, and watched overnight for thermal footage.
A tracker with companions searched the area and found only a possible heel impression among indistinct impressions.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24318 Primary
The report refers to
- “a call that stated there was a hairy, naked, homeless man”Not in the Anomadex yet