Incident #1000773
Marietta, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Sep 1967
Account
Mrs. Carol Davis was driving on the shore road towards Marietta when she saw a dark, hairy figure wading out of the water. She kept driving, getting a few glimpses only. Later footprints were seen (presumably where it came on shore) by Louis Horne, 1153 Marine Dr., and Michael James. No description of footprints.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- 1 second
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Marietta
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 0.7
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 484647
- Longitude
- 1223415
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- shore
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000736, 1000774, 1000782
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- ocean
- Exact Terrain
- water
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Mrs. Carol Davis intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUN 26 1970
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- North
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Reaction
- did not see
- Attracted By
- fish
- Water Activity
- wading, wade out
- Use of Water
- travel
- Water Depth
- near shore shallow
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Legs were almost entirely in the water.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUN 26 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Least vertical distance
- 100 feet
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30