Incident #1000802
Goldendale, Yakima Cty, Washington
1970
Account
Elevation guessed at, as observers were on snowfield in summer. Half a dozen members of Explorer Troop 34 from Tacomah were working their way up a snow field on the Southeast slope of Mount Adams when they saw a creature coming down a ridge towards them about 450 yards away. Estimated 7.5 feet, well-proportioned, flat, dark face, hairy body. It left the edge of the ridge and disappeared behind it.
When
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Yakima Cty
- Nearest Town
- Goldendale
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 35
- Population of Town
- 3400
- Elevation/Altitude
- 80
- Latitude
- 461---
- Longitude
- 1212---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- snow
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- ridge
- Slope
- steep
- Snow Condition
- snow
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Dave Fahy quoting Rick Adams
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1973
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1973
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- medium
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- went down slope, turned, disappeared
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Dave Fahy
- Interview date
- 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 6
- Age
- 16 to 20