Incident #1000760
Yelm, Thurston Cty, Washington
Nov 1969
Account
Sgt. Lloyd Stringer reported by phone to the sheriff's office that he hit an animal on the road near Lake St. Clair. on two legs, about 6 feet tall, brown hair. Thought it might be a bear, but could not see it well in the fog. Hit by car.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 01 1969
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Thurston Cty
- Nearest Town
- Yelm
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 7
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 2
- Latitude
- 4659--
- Longitude
- 12245--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- small lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Clarity
- fog
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 3
Source
- Source
- Thurston Cty. sheriff's officer report by Sgt. Llo
- Source Type
- police report
- Source Date
- NOV 01 1969
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Reaction
- fled from
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Car hit creature.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- sheriff's clerk
- Interview date
- NOV 11 1969
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1