Incident #1000256
Kapowsin, Pierce Cty, Washington
Feb 1972
Account
Newspaper says Robin Borton saw something moving through the shadows that looked like a man, but bigger, covered with whitish grey hair. He is also quoted as saying he has had other sightings, as has neighbour Larry Sullivan, and that it has close-set eyes which he has seen glowing without illumination.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 14 1972
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Pierce Cty
- Nearest Town
- Kapowsin
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 0.3
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 10
- Latitude
- 46585-
- Longitude
- 12214--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000253, 1000254
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Distance to Water
- over half mile
- Substratum
- grass
- Cover
- spotty
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- no obvious light
- Visibility Index
- 3
Source
- Source
- Tacoma News-Tribune, Feb 15 1972, quoting Robin Bo
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- FEB 15 1972
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- MAR 73
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- spacing
- narrow set
- Reflection
- reflected orange
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light grey
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Eyes glowed orange, even without illumination.
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Win Anderson
- Interview date
- FEB 15 1972
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20