Incident #1000788
Darrington, Skagit Cty, Washington
Aug 1969
Account
Marshall Cabe, 14, and Mark Meece, 16, were camping with six other youths near Cub Lake (not on map) but had hiked about a mile from their campsite, when they saw what they took for a bear or a stump. It then raised an arm in a beckoning motion and began to move towards them, joined by two others. The boys ran and the creatures ran behind them, gracefully, on two legs, apparently not trying to catch up. They stopped when the boys neared their camp. All the youths heard shrill screams that night.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 04 1969
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Skagit Cty
- Nearest Town
- Darrington
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 25
- Population of Town
- 1000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 57
- Latitude
- 4818--
- Longitude
- 12105--
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- 3
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- meadow
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- small lake
- Substratum
- solid rock, broken rock
- Cover
- sparse
- General
- mixed size
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Clarity
- overcast
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Marshall Cabe intv. by Dick Grover
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUN 20 1969
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description 1
- Eyes
- large
- Eye shape
- slit
- Human like Y/N
- Yes
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- curly
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Colour
- dark
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Lips
- medium
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Legs
- medium
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached, chased
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Arms Action
- gesturing
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- no opportunity
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- watched, approached, ran after
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Way of Walking
- flat foot
- Knees
- up and down
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creatures were not seen screaming.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 2
- Eyes
- large
- Eye shape
- slit
- Human like Y/N
- Yes
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- curly
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Colour
- dark
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Lips
- medium
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Legs
- medium
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached, chased
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- no opportunity
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- approached, ran after
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Way of Walking
- flat foot
- Knees
- up and down
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creatures were not seen screaming. This description covers two individuals.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Dick Grover
- Interview date
- JUN 26 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking, camping
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- 200 feet
- Most vertical distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 10 to 15