An open record of things people cannot explain

Umatilla County, Oregon · 1976-06-15 · from the BFRO archive

A very tall figure in Umatilla County, Oregon

My mother (T.G.) and my aunt and my two uncles were driving over Emigrant Pass by Pendleton OR when they decided to stop and stretch their legs. When they got out one of my uncles who is blind had smelled a very unusual smell very foul. He notified my mom, aunt and uncle. They looked over the cliff into the canyon below. What they saw was what at first they thought was a bear but when it stood up and walked away they knew it was something else. From what my mom told me it was drinking from a stream with it's hands. It had long brown hair and looked like a bear. but when it got up and started walking it looked like a tall human-grizzly. Since there are no grizzly bear in northeast OR they had no explanation as to what it was. It walked in a simi-crouched position and had to have been at least 7 feet tall. Before it went into the forest it turned all the way around to look up at my mom and everyone else and then whent into the forest.

What stood out: a very tall figure

 

Others who described something like this

1991-07-15

Me and my family were having a picnic at a spot off of the old hwy near 84 called Deadmans Pass. We had just started to eat when one of the kids saw what at first we thought was a black bear

both described a very tall figure · 23 km away

1982-08-24

While bow hunting on Mt. Emily in 1982 my wife and I took a drive to the summit off exit 243 aprox. 15 miles up the forest road. When we reached the top I noticed what I thought was another

both described a very tall figure · 27 km away

2004-09-15

Three strange things in three days: I woke up one morning and went into the trailer to get a cup of coffee and we had two dogs and I let them out and the little dog took off somewhere. I dec

both described a very tall figure · 59 km away

2001-03-11

witness was ridding with some friends up blacksnake ridge in their suv. They came to a stop to spot Elk, The witness Stephanie was looking in an area called laird gulch when she noticed what

both described a very tall figure · 66 km away

2003-11-19

My dad got drawn for a big bull elk permit in the Mill Creek Watershed. He harvested a bull on November 1, off of Green Peak. We were packing out meat on Tuesday, November 4 in the late afte

both described a very tall figure · 71 km away

1973-11-15

My story is approximately 30 years old and I have never told it to other than friends and family. My wife and I were in, I believe, Union County, Oregon, where I was elk hunting. I hunted al

both described a very tall figure · 75 km away

Has this happened to you?

Write it down while you still remember the details. We will look for the others.

Tell us what you saw

Know someone this happened to?

If this reminds you of something a friend or a relative told you once and never mentioned again, send them this page. Reading that a stranger described the same thing is usually the part that helps.

By emailBy text

Nothing is tracked back to you and nothing is sent on your behalf. The link is just the page you are reading.

This account was written by a member of the public and published in the BFRO archive. We reproduce it with thanks and remove anything on request. Location shown is approximate.