Incident #1000887
Eatonville, Pierce Cty, Washington
Jul 1977
Account
Lori and Dan Cormany and Bill Russel, camping near the Little Mashell River by Little Falls, smelled a "musky" odour and saw a large dark animal on the hillside, standing on two legs. One man crossed the stream to look closer. The animal squatted, then as he got closer it fled. It had broad shoulders. Reported to Eatonville Police, who found no evidence at the scene.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 07 1977
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Pierce Cty
- Nearest Town
- Eatonville
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 1000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 16
- Latitude
- 4649--
- Longitude
- 12212--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hillside
- Near or/at
- camp
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Eatonville, Wash., Dispatch, and Peter Guttilla in
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 071377
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- AUG 1977
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got down, got up, fled
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- watched, fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Peter Guttilla
- Interview date
- JULY 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 3