Incident #1000808
Auburn, King Cty, Washington
1970
Account
Bob and Mary Polston, driving on a country road on the outskirts of Auburn, Washington, when Bob noticed something in the rear-view mirror. He stopped the car and they turned in their seats and saw a tall, dark, furry, upright creature, "very calm" walk across the road and into a clearing. Backed up but could see no more.
When
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- King Cty
- Nearest Town
- Auburn
- Population of Town
- 26000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 2
- Latitude
- 471---
- Longitude
- 1221---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Tree size
- mostly large
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot Co-op, June, 1980, from Buckley, Wash., Ne
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- 1972
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1972
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Speed
- slow
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- ignored
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2