Incident #1000849
Bellingham, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Feb 1975
Account
Mark Engels in back seat of car going West on Mount Baker Hwy., saw cattle behaving oddly in a small field by the road, then noticed huge manlike thing which walked across an opening into a bunch of trees. Estimated 7 feet, very heavy, no neck. Unhurried walk. Had driver turn around, and Jim Watts Sr. and Jim Watts Jr. then had a brief look at the creature as it entered a clump of brush. Rod Pullar, John Green and others unable to find tracks four days later.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 26 1975
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bellingham
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 2
- Population of Town
- 50000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 5
- Latitude
- 4846--
- Longitude
- 12225--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Near or/at
- livestock
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- grass
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- spotty
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- coniferous
- Unnatural Conditions
- cleared
- General
- some large
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- Undergrowth size
- low
- Undergrowth type
- soft vegetation
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- cloudy bright
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Mark Engels intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- MAR 02 1975
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- MAR 1975
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- stooped
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- staying still
- Direction
- West
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Walking Stride
- medium
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Reaction
- did not see
- Describe Unsual
- Cattle in same field acted excited.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- MAR 02 1975
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- kept going, came back
- No of witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 16 to 20