"The Western Bigfoot Society Newsletter" apparently reported that near Arco, Idaho, on Summer 1978, in the afternoon, Jessie Ross saw what looked like "a prehistoric eagle sitting on a 15-foot rock. When it saw him it tried to fly, it had to take lumbering steps with some flopping around."
It was not a vulture and stood about 5 feet high on the rock, had a hooked beak, was coal black with a bright orange head, and had eyes two inches across. Eventually it got in the air, spreading its 20-22 feet wingspan, to catch the 90-degree summer thermals, and flew off to the north.
The story later entered a "humanoid reports" catalogue.
Basic information table:
Case number:
URECAT-001030
Date of event:
Summer 1978
Earliest report of event:
2007?
Delay of report:
Day, decades?
Witness reported via:
Not known.
First alleged record by:
Cryptozoology bulletin Western Bigfoot Society.
First certain record by:
Ufology catalogue Rosales.
First alleged record type:
Cryptozoology bulletin.
First certain record type:
Ufology catalogue.
This file created on:
17 mai 1978
This file last updated on:
17 mai 1978
Country of event:
USA
State/Department:
Idaho
Type of location:
Extérieur, nature, rocher.
Lighting conditions:
Afternoon.
UFO observed:
No
UFO arrival observed:
N/A
UFO departure observed:
N/A
UFO/Entity Relation:
None
Witnesses numbers:
1
Witnesses ages:
Not reported.
Witnesses types:
Not reported. Male.
Photograph(s):
No.
Witnesses drawing:
No.
Witnesses-approved drawing:
No.
Number of entities:
1
Type of entities:
Bird
Entities height:
1.50 meters
Entities outfit type:
One piece tight fitting
Entities outfit color:
Not reported.
Entities skin color:
black.
Entities body:
Not reported.
Entities head:
Bright orange.
Entities eyes:
Eyes two inches across.
Entities mouth:
Hooked beak.
Entities nose:
Not reported.
Entities feet:
Not reported.
Entities arms:
Wings.
Entities fingers:
N/A.
Entities fingers number:
Not reported.
Entities hair:
Not reported.
Entities voice:
None heard.
Entities actions:
Came out of UFO, saw witness, went back in, departure.
Albert Rosales indicates in his catalogue that near Arco, Idaho, on Summer 1978, in the afternoon, Jessie Ross saw what looked like, a prehistoric eagle sitting on a 15-foot rock. When it saw him it tried to fly, it had to take lumbering steps with some flopping around. It was not a vulture and stood about 5 ft high on the rock, had a hooked beak, was coal black with a bright orange head, and had eyes two inches across. Eventually it got in the air, spreading its 20-22 ft wingspan, to catch the 90-degree summer thermals, and flew off to the north.
Albert Rosales indicates that the source is "The Western Bigfoot Society Newsletter."
Points to consider:
Though it appeared in a well known ufology catalogue, this story has obviously nothing to do with ufology!
As for the story, this coule have been just an exagerated story of a kid meeting an eagle.
List of issues:
Id:
Topic:
Severity:
Date noted:
Raised by:
Noted by:
Description:
Proposal:
Status:
1
Data
Severe
17 mai 1978
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Primary source not available.
Help needed.
Opened.
2
Ufology
Severe
17 mai 1978
Patrick Gross
Patrick Gross
Not a CE3.
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Evaluation:
Not a CE3. Probable bird.
Sources references:
* = Source I checked.
? = Source I am told about but could not check yet. Help appreciated.
[---] ? Cryptozoology newsletter The Western Bigfoot Society Newsletter, USA.
