Incident #1000785
Orient, Ferry Cty, Washington
1969
Account
Mrs. Betty Peterson was driving on Highway 395 just South of Little Boulder Creek when she saw something black come over the bank from the Kettle River and run fast, upright, across the road. A second one, a head shorter, was right behind. Both were over 7 feet, and hairy. They leaned forward but were not bent over. Size and speed were impressive. (Credibility rating low because witness placed incident South of Orient in earlier interview.)
When
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Ferry Cty
- Nearest Town
- Orient
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 15
- Latitude
- 485415
- Longitude
- 1181044
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- crossing
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- bushes
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- East
- Nearby Water
- creek, river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- frozen
- Snow Condition
- shallow patches
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- cold
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- shadowed sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Mrs. Betty Peterson intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 19 1970
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description 1
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- medium
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- short
- Nose
- no snout
- Tail
- none
- Legs
- medium
- Movement
- climbing hill
- Direction
- Southwest
- Later Movement
- watched observer, crossed road, entered woods
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- avoided
- Knees
- up and down
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 2
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- medium
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- short
- Nose
- no snout
- Tail
- none
- Legs
- medium
- Movement
- climbing hill
- Direction
- Southwest
- Later Movement
- watched observer, crossed road, entered woods
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- avoided
- Knees
- up and down
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 19 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1