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Incident #1000838

Dayton, Columbia Cty, Washington

Nov about 1973

The written account of this incident is withheld because a witness asked for confidentiality.

When

Month
Nov
Year
about 1973
Season
fall
Time of Day
early morning
Duration
considerable

Where

State / province
Washington
County
Columbia Cty
Nearest Town
Dayton
Direction from Town
East
Population of Town
2500

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
wild
First Seen
in
Terrain Object
open
Near or/at
hillside
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
hillside
Exact Terrain
ridge
Slope
ridge crest
Nearby Water
creek
Cover
spotty
General
none
General undergrowth
none

Weather and light

Lighting
daylight
Visibility Index
5

Source

Source
Hunter intv by John Green
Source Type
interview
Source Date
JUN 1982
Source reliability
7
Incident reliablility
6
Jwg file date
AUG 1982
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
presumed
Height
large
Posture
erect
Hair Colour
brown
Movement
running
Later Movement
went down slope, entered woods
Movement re observer
across observer front
Reaction
did not see
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Wildlife Familiarity
considerable
Sex
Male
Interviewer
John Green
Interview date
JUN 25 1982
Witness Saw with
binoculars, scope sight
Observer Was
hunting
Closest horizontal distance
half mile
Action on sighting
studied
No of witnesses
2