Class A First-hand BFRO #63738

Daylight sighting by horseback rider below Bald Butte, Mt. Hood zone

Summer 1982 just prior to dusk Mt Hood, Hood River County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a young relative rode a horse up a hillside and stopped for cocoa before dusk. The horse reacted fearfully, and the witness saw a large hairy biped about 50 yards away that took a step toward them then turned and walked away. The pair fled with the horse and the witness reported the sighting to a parent after returning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about eight feet tall
Build src
huge body
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
about three inches long, shorter on the head
Face src
more similar to a human, mouth closed
Eyes src
dark, farther apart than a person's
Arms src
down to the knees, swinging while walking
Gait src
walking
Other features src
head flowed into the shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1982
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
just prior to dusk
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mt Hood, Hood River County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
45.54, -121.54 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 63738 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
horseback riding and stopping for cocoa
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
huge hairy man
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #63738 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kevin Llewellyn (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional descriptive details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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