Incident #1000780
Marietta, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Oct 1967
Account
Frank Lawrence Jr. said that his sister Rita, 19, came from the bedroom of their home in Marietta and said a large hand, covered with dark hair except on fingers and knuckles, came into the room through a broken window and seemed to be feeling around for something. He went in room, getting quick glimpse of hand being withdrawn. Went outside, heard something running away and smelled strong smell.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- 2 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Marietta
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 484720
- Longitude
- 1223450
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- garden
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000736, 1000773, 1000782
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material, grass
- Cover
- sparse
- Unnatural Conditions
- cleared
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- Unnatural
- cleared
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- light from habitation
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Frank Lawrence Jr. quoting Rita Lawrence, intv. by
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUN 26 1967
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Hands
- large
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Digits
- normal
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Arms Used
- for feeling
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Odour
- strong
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature reached in through broken window. No hair on knuckles or fingers.
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Frank Lawrence Jr.
- Interview date
- OCT 1967
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied, fled
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 16 to 20