Incident #1000774
Marietta, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Sep 1967
Account
Driving on Lummi Shore Road near the cemetery, about 3 a.m. saw an 8-foot, heavy, dark creature come out of the brush and cross the road in front of him, heading towards the river.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Marietta
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 1.2
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 484647
- Longitude
- 1223618
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- bushes
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000736, 1000773, 1000782
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- 50 yards
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- hot
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- John 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
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Back of Head
- sloped to shoulder
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- small nose
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Mouth Size
- large
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Buttocks
- massive
- Legs
- short
- Arms
- long
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- East
- Later Movement
- crossed road, entered woods
- Walking Stride
- medium
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Odour
- no opportunity
- Reaction
- watched
- Attracted By
- fish
- Knees
- up and down
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature was heading for the river.
- Feet
- large
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- 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
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30