Incident #1000840
Gig Harbor, Pierce Cty, Washington
May 1974
Account
Fred Van Camp was walking two dogs in a heavily wooded area a half mile from his home about 7.30 p.m. when the dogs took off after something, and he saw a creature jump from a crouched position and crash through the brush. It was at least 6 foot, stocky, heavy, ran upright. He later found footprints where it went, at least 10 inches, five toes like human's. Toes very deep. Brush too heavy and footing too uncertain for a human to run.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 20 1974
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1974
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Pierce Cty
- Nearest Town
- Gig Harbor
- Population of Town
- 2400
- Elevation/Altitude
- 1
- Latitude
- 4719--
- Longitude
- 12235--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- marsh
- Near or/at
- trees
- Super Human Action
- Ran through heavy brush where human could not
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- swamp
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- forest litter, moss, water
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- heavy
- Undergrowth
- heavy
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Gig Harbor, Wash., Peninsula Gateway, quoting Fred
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- JUN 05 1974
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 7
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1974
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- fled, entered woods
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- natural food plants
- Describe Unsual
- Dogs ran after it.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 10.0
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- hours
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- good
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Longest Toe
- first
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 2