Incident #1000683
Port Angeles, Clallem Cty, Washington
Jun 1928
Account
Mrs. Moore was on a camping trip at Agate Beach with her husband and his mother, two sisters and three-year-old brother. At night something stepped on the running board of their car where the mother-in-law and child were sleeping. Next night it came back and she put the lights on and shouted. It let out a scream "like a horse's whinny except real shrill like a whistle". Mrs. Moore, sleeping outside, ran and got a flashlight on it as it was heading towards the hill. Her husband began throwing rocks at it. It began to walk towards him, but then suddenly turned and ran over the hill, very fast. Think it may have been attracted by the child crying, as it came to the car each night. Was over 6 feet, very bulky, shoulders 3 feet wide, arms not exceptionally long, hung by its side. Eyes didn't reflect light. Face covered with hair like a shaggy dog. Head was small, and no neck. Shorter hair on the body. Looked for tracks next morning, but found none. Not a human, bear or ape. On hind legs entire time, walking and running. Must have weighed at least 400 lbs.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1928
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Clallem Cty
- Nearest Town
- Port Angeles
- Direction from Town
- East
- Population of Town
- 17000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 480---
- Longitude
- 1232---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- occupied machine
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes and child
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Exact Terrain
- campsite
- Nearby Water
- ocean
- General
- some large
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- John Christman quoting Mrs. Moore, Bremerton, Wash
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1986
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1986
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Reflection
- lighted but did not reflect
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- short
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Hair Longer on
- head
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Nose
- no snout
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- made a noise, approached
- Speed
- medium
- Walking Speed
- medium
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Object Handled
- vehicle
- Sound
- scream
- Reaction
- avoided, approached, fled from
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Apparently stepped on running board of car with people sleeping in it.
- Additional Movement
- ran, went up slope, disappeared
- Position when first seen
- erect
- Head Size
- small
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- John Christman
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached, harassed
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 21 to 30