Skip to content

Sasquatch Sightings

← All sightings

Incident #1000269

Yale, Clark Cty, Washington

Oct 1971

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Observation Date
OCT 02 1971
Month
Oct
Year
1971
Season
fall
Time of Day
early afternoon
Duration
half minute

Where

State / province
Washington
County
Clark Cty
Nearest Town
Yale
Direction from Town
Northeast
Distance from Town
4
Population of Town
100
Elevation/Altitude
500
Latitude
4602--
Longitude
12219--

What was seen

Individuals
two large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
2
Population Status
wild
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
shore
Near or/at
canyon
Shot Hit
No
Tracks
not looked for

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
valley
Exact Terrain
beach
Slope
steep
Slope Faced
Northwest
Nearby Water
lake
Distance to Water
close
Cover
heavy
Tree size
mostly large
Tree condition
mostly mature
Tree type
coniferous
General
none
General undergrowth
none

Weather and light

Heat
normal
Relative Temperature
warm
Rainfall
normal
Clarity
overcast
Lighting
cloudy bright
Visibility Index
4

Source

Source
Elmer F. Wollenberg
Source Type
letter
Source Date
JUL L73
Source reliability
6
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
JUL 73
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
could not tell
Height
very large
Build
very heavy
Posture
erect
Hair Colour
grey brown
Movement
walking
Later Movement
went up slope, crossed road, went down slope
Speed
slow
Movement re observer
away from observer
Sound
scream
Reaction
did not see
Additional Movement
disappeared
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
in car
Moving Y/N
No
Position
seated
Making Noise Y/N
No
Closest horizontal distance
over half mile
Action on sighting
stayed still
No of witnesses
1