Incident #1000708
Toppenish, Yakima Cty, Washington
1963
Account
Gladys Herrera watching television when saw creature looking in window at her home near Toppenish Ridge on the Yakima Indian Reservation. Estimated 9 feet high. Had a drooping eye. Filled whole window. Woke husband, who opened door. Cattle dogs rushed in, Bill Herrera wouldn't go out. Near time and place of Paul Manley report (1000707)
When
- Year
- 1963
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Yakima Cty
- Nearest Town
- Toppenish
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Population of Town
- 6500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 15
- Latitude
- 461---
- Longitude
- 1222---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
- Variety
- sagebrush
Weather and light
- Lighting
- light from habitation
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Roger Patterson intv with Gladys Herrera
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1966
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- watched
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Cattle dogs, which were never in the house, crowded at door, rushed in when it was opened.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Roger Patterson
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1