Incident #1000873
Twisp, Okanogan Cty, Washington
Jan 1976
Account
Woman awakened by neighbourhood dogs barking, noticed strange smell like ammonia. Looked out door and saw huge upright form slip behind shed. Her husband found tracks in snown 14" by 6" leading to their outdoor freezer In the morning they followed the tracks to the Methow River, where they found empty food packages. Hairs found that could not be identified. Same week, less than 10 miles away, tracks found that did not break stride stepping over a barbed wire fence.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 29 1976
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- midnight
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Okanogan Cty
- Nearest Town
- Twisp
- Population of Town
- 900
- Elevation/Altitude
- 16
- Latitude
- 4821--
- Longitude
- 12007--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Snow Condition
- snow
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Jim Robertson quoting anonymous woman
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- MAR 1987
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- MAR 1987
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed fence
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Odour
- strong
- Other Activity
- Creature took food from outdoor freezer, food not identified.
- Eating
- other
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- human food
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Describe Unsual
- Neighbours dogs barked wildly, awakening witness.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Estimated Age
- 10
- Age Unit
- minutes
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- hard shallow snow
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Tracks Went to
- water
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Jim Robertson, Box 199 Rte. 2, Twisp.
- Interview date
- 1987
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- several