Incident #1000879
Alger, Whatcom Cty, Washington
Jul 1976
Account
Darlene Mazlan said she and three or four Stockdale children were riding horses a mile East of Alger off the Cain Lake Road, coming out of a horse trail into a pasture. They saw what they thought was a man in the field with one arm out towards some horses. Galloping over to him, they realized he was covered with hair. Creature dropped down and disappeared in brush just a few feet away. The horses were free and had gathered as if interested in the creature. Ground was hard gravel.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Whatcom Cty
- Nearest Town
- Alger
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 2
- Latitude
- 4837--
- Longitude
- 12219--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- 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
- Female and child
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- meadow
- Slope
- easy
- Substratum
- gravel
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Rod Pullar, quoting Darlene Mazlan
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1976
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- AUG 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got down, entered woods
- Arms Action
- gesturing
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- livestock
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature was holding out arm to horses which had gathered around as if interested. It dropped down before disappearing in brush, presumably on all fours.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- FC
- Interviewer
- Rod Pullar
- Interview date
- 1976
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- horseback
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- No of witnesses
- several