Incident #1000694
Amboy, Clark Cty, Washington
about 1957
Account
Arlene Arp wrote that on the way home from Cougar, during or after climbing a large hill before Amboy, as she rounded a curve headlights picked up "the biggest bear I ever saw". Then realized it was not a bear. It was just standing there, and as she slowed almost to a stop it put its right arm and hand out. It was beige to brown, with long silky hair. No hair on its face, which was like a man's. Powerful build, big shoulders, powerful arms, about 7 feet tall. Hair on top of feet and about 6" long on body. Head hair sort of curly and it appeared to have bangs.
When
- Year
- about 1957
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Clark Cty
- Nearest Town
- Amboy
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 5
- Latitude
- 45540-
- Longitude
- 12226--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, plain
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Unnatural Conditions
- logged
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- headlights, bright moonlight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- The Track Record, #13, quoting Mrs. Arlene Arp pho
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- FEB 1992
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1992
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- medium
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Shoulders
- wide
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- small nose
- Arms
- medium
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- gestured
- Arms Action
- gesturing
- Reaction
- watched
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Hair on top of head sort of curly and it appeared to have bangs. Body hair was silky.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Ray Crowe
- Interview date
- 1992
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1