Incident #1000268
Clearview, Snohomish Cty, Washington
Sep 1973
Account
Gary Stone walking north on highway 9 to tavern, got repeated brief looks as cars passed of a figure running towards him in the dark. It crossed the road and kept coming on the opposite side, but went into the woods before he reached it. Was larger than a man and covered with reddish brown hair. Searching area next day found a place where garbage had been dumped nearby. Heard dogs making a commotion while creature was in area. About 2 a.m. near home heard three distinct screams, dogs howling and barking all around.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 28 1973
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Snohomish Cty
- Nearest Town
- Clearview
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 5
- Latitude
- 4747--
- Longitude
- 122083-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- man high
- Undergrowth type
- soft vegetation
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Rainfall
- normal
- Wind
- windy
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Gary. M. Stone, intv. by Nick Carter, letter as we
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- OCT 73
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- OCT 73
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Human like Y/N
- Yes
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Feet Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- short
- Expression
- none
- Head Profile
- rounded top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Buttocks
- massive
- Legs
- long
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- short
- Movement
- running
- Direction
- South
- Later Movement
- crossed road, approached
- Speed
- fast
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- bent, swinging
- Arms Used
- in locomotion
- Reaction
- approached, avoided
- Attracted By
- refuse
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature ran awkwardly with a lot of sideways motion of arms, shoulders and hips.
- Feet
- medium
- Foot Width
- wide
- Additional Movement
- turned left, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- slight
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Nick Carter
- Interview date
- NOV 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached, stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30