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Incident #1000737

Chehalis, Lewis Cty, Washington

1967

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Year
1967
Season
fall
Time of Day
late afternoon
Duration
considerable

Where

State / province
Washington
County
Lewis Cty
Nearest Town
Chehalis
Direction from Town
West Southwest
Distance from Town
4
Population of Town
6000
Elevation/Altitude
1.7
Latitude
4637--
Longitude
123020-

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
in
Terrain Object
marsh
Near or/at
railroad
Super Human Action
Shot in head with shotgun, then 4 times in back, ran off
Shot Hit
Yes
Effect of Shot
showed impact, made noise

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
swamp
Slope
level
Nearby Water
swamp
Distance to Water
contact
Substratum
water
General undergrowth
heavy

Weather and light

Lighting
daylight
Visibility Index
10

Source

Source
Billy Brown intv. by Roger Patterson
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
1969
Source reliability
6
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
1969
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
yes
Height
8 ft
Build
heavy
Posture
erect
Hair Length
long
Appearance
unkempt
Hair Colour
white
Shoulders
wide
Nose
no snout
Movement
walking
Later Movement
made a noise, fled
Arms Used
hanging onto something
Sound
scream
Reaction
fled from
Attracted By
farm plants
Water Activity
beside water
Other Unusual Y/N
Yes
Describe Unsual
Creature ate apples. When shot it screamed and grabbed its head.
Evidence Left
blood
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Interviewer
Roger Patterson
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
hunting
Moving Y/N
Yes
Position
upright
Making Noise Y/N
Yes
Closest horizontal distance
75 feet
Least vertical distance
nil
Action on sighting
shot
No of witnesses
1
Age
16 to 20