Incident #1000261
Puyallop, Pierce Cty, Washington
Aug 1972
The written account of this incident is withheld because a witness asked for confidentiality.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 14 1972
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Pierce Cty
- Nearest Town
- Puyallop
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 12000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 47092-
- Longitude
- 122163-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- high bank
- Super Human Action
- Went up steep, 20-foot bank in huge strides.
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000255, 1000257, 1000260, 1000262, 1000275
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- normal
- Wind
- calm
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- State trooper intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JAN 73
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JAN 73
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eyes
- average
- spacing
- average
- Eye shape
- slit
- Reflection
- reflected amber
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- No hair on
- on face, on hands
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Hair Shorter On
- face
- Face Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Teeth
- even
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- No
- Ears
- bare
- Ear Size
- small
- Neck Length
- short
- Neck Width
- wide
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Expression
- none
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Back of Head
- flat at back
- Forehead
- low
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- small
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- open
- Lips
- thin
- Mouth Size
- medium
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Buttocks
- like human
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Toes
- long
- Toe Shape
- straight
- Toenails
- nails
- Toenail Colour
- dark
- Arms
- medium
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Spine
- hollow
- Hands
- large
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Fingernails
- nails
- Digits
- normal
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- North
- Later Movement
- crossed view field, went up slope
- Speed
- medium
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- medium
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- watched
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Estimated Animal Weight
- 750
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Number of Tracks
- 5
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- poor
- Arc Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- North
- Material Tracks Made in
- dry sand
- Tracks Came From
- road
- Tracks Went to
- high bank
- Remarks
- Tracks made by digging into bank with sides of feet. No details.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JAN 1 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 31 to 40
- Other report by this witness
- 3