Incident #1000688
Carson, Skamania Cty, Washington
1952
Account
Deputy Sheriff Oliver Potter was fishing "way back" up the Wind River when he heard a noise and saw a grey, erect animal, 7.5 to 8 ft., shaped like a human, walking rapidly away. It left tracks in the sand, like a man's, but larger, and with no claws. It had apparently come to the river to drink.
When
- Year
- 1952
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Skamania Cty
- Nearest Town
- Carson
- Direction from Town
- North
- Population of Town
- 100
- Latitude
- 455---
- Longitude
- 1215---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Oliver Potter, intv. by U. of Ore. students on sta
- Source Type
- book
- Source Date
- 1974
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1974
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark grey
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Speed
- fast
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Reaction
- avoided
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Estimated Age
- 5
- Age Unit
- minutes
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Tracks Came From
- hillside
- Tracks Went to
- water
- Trackmaker attracted by
- water
- Remarks
- Tracks indicated it had come to the river to drink.
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Oregon university students on KLCC and Wolper TV movie
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Tape or Video
- Audio and video