Incident #1000751
Cle Elum, Kittitas Cty, Washington
Aug 1969
Account
Spending night in remote cabin in Taneum Creek canyon, heard something walk up and try locked door. Out window as lights of friend's approaching car lit area saw a dark form running off through the trees on two legs, and emptied clip of rifle at it without effect. Strong stench left behind. Had friend drive them to Idaho for the night.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Kittitas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Cle Elum
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 1700
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 4707--
- Longitude
- 1210000
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Effect of Shot
- none
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, hillside
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- South
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree type
- coniferous
- Species
- pine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Dave Martinez Jr. writing to John Green
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- FEB 02 1975
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1975
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- running
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- human shelter
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Impression given that creature might have been accustomed to entering the cabin, which had stood open and was in a mess.
- Evidence Left
- odour
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- inside building
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- shot
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20