Incident #1000833
Silverdale, Kitsap Cty, Washington
Jul 1973
Account
Carl Knight heard running feet, got up and saw form going down the road at fast jog. By night light next door saw it was an upright creature covered with hair, swaying "somewhat like an ape would walk." It ran into the woods.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Kitsap Cty
- Nearest Town
- Silverdale
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4738--
- Longitude
- 12241--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- light from habitation
- Visibility Index
- 3
Source
- Source
- John Christman, quoting Carl Knight
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- JUN 1986
- Source reliability
- 3
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1986
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Christman
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20