Class A First-hand BFRO #11147

Storm watchers on tower observe animal on beach.

BFRO YEAR: 1978-79 late afternoon, getting dark Hammond, Clatsop County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

The witness watched from a viewing tower during a storm as a tall man-like figure came down to the beach and waved its arms toward the surf. Two other people in the tower watched the figure at the same time. When a pickup truck approached with its lights on, the figure strode quickly about 30 yards to the dunes and disappeared. The witness later found torn-up sand where the figure had come down a high sand hill but left without following.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
a good 8 feet tall or more
Hair colour src
sandy colored
Arms src
waving arms up and down
Gait src
strode very fast, did not run
Posture src
standing
Other features src
man-like

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
late afternoon, getting dark
Stated BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hammond, Clatsop County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.23, -124.01 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11147 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
watching beach from viewing tower with dog
Stated BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
man-like figure
Stated BFRO report #11147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #11147 · BFRO classification label

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