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Incident #1000901

Bellingham, Whatcom Cty, Washington

May 1978

Location as recorded.

When

Observation Date
MAY 29 1978
Month
May
Year
1978
Season
spring
Time of Day
before 3 a.m.
Duration
3 to 5 minutes

Where

State / province
Washington
County
Whatcom Cty
Nearest Town
Bellingham
Direction from Town
Northwest
Distance from Town
2
Population of Town
45000
Elevation/Altitude
1.5
Latitude
484711
Longitude
1223237

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
in
Terrain Object
open
Near or/at
bushes
Shot Hit
No
Tracks
not found

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
plain
Exact Terrain
clearing
Slope
level
Nearby Water
ocean, inlet
Distance to Water
half mile
Substratum
fine material
Cover
heavy
Tree size
mostly small
Tree condition
mostly new
Tree type
mixed
Unnatural Conditions
cleared
General
none
Undergrowth
heavy
Undergrowth size
low
Undergrowth type
berry bushes
Unnatural
cleared
General undergrowth
grass
Species
alder, cottonwood, fir, hemlock

Weather and light

Lighting
spotlight
Visibility Index
5

Source

Source
Dennis Gates intvs. with Jeff Watson and William M
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
MAY 30 1978
Source reliability
7
Incident reliablility
6
Jwg file date
JUN 1978
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
yes
Height
8 ft
Posture
erect
Hair Colour
black
Movement
walking
Direction
West
Later Movement
stopped still
Movement re observer
across observer front
Sound
scream
Odour
strong
Reaction
avoided
Additional Movement
turned around, entered woods
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Interviewer
Dennis Gates
Interview date
JUN 08 1978
Witness Saw with
binoculars
Observer Was
in car
Moving Y/N
Yes
Position
seated
Making Noise Y/N
Yes
Closest horizontal distance
200 yards
Least vertical distance
nil
Action on sighting
studied
No of witnesses
2
Age
21 to 30