Incident #1000798
Marietta, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Dec 1969
Account
Joe and Joyce Brudevold were gillnetting at the Southwest corner of the Nooksack delta when they saw three hair-covered, erect creatures on the sand flat about 100 yards away. Largest was 8 ft., brown black, then 7-8 ft., black, 5-6 ft. brown. They started away, then while the two smaller ones fled the largest one came back as if guarding the others. It stayed in sight until the Brudevolds left.
When
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- quarter hour
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Marietta
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 0.7
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 484644
- Longitude
- 1223445
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, one small
- Total Individuals
- 3
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river, ocean
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- soft vegetation
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- hot
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Joe Brudevold intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 06251970
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description 1
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair curl
- straight
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Nose
- no snout
- Tail
- none
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- turned around, approached, stopped still
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- fish
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Knees
- always bent
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- When two smaller ones fled this one came back as if being rear guard, still there when witnesses left.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 2
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair curl
- straight
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Nose
- no snout
- Tail
- none
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Arms Action
- folded
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- fish
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Knees
- always bent
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature ran away bent over.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 3
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5-6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair curl
- straight
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Nose
- no snout
- Tail
- none
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- protruding
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- fish
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Knees
- always bent
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature ran away bent over.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUN 05 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, departed slowly
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 21 to 30
- Other report by this witness
- 2