Incident #1000722
Yakima, Yakima Cty, Washington
mid 1960's
Account
Jim Misson was walking on a path by the Yakima River near the railroad track and a trestle, when he saw only about 20 feet away a large creature standing waist high in cattails five to six feet tall. It was dark in colour, head right on its shoulders. He thought it looked young. Three other people saw it.
When
- Year
- mid 1960's
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Yakima Cty
- Nearest Town
- Yakima
- Direction from Town
- North
- Population of Town
- 50000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 10
- Latitude
- 4639--
- Longitude
- 12030--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Near or/at
- railroad
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- valley bottom
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- man high
- Undergrowth type
- soft vegetation
- General undergrowth
- heavy
- Variety
- cat tails
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
Source
- Source
- Roger Patterson quoting Jim Misson
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1967
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 10 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Movement
- staying still
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Roger Patterson
- Interview date
- 1967
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- No of witnesses
- 4