Incident #1001366
Brinnon, Jefferson Cty, Washington
Sep about 1980
Account
Hunting pigeons, Fred R. Long was returning to his camper for lunch when he heard heavy footfalls, stopped and saw a sasquatch coming down the old logging road he was walking on. When it saw him it stood for a few seconds then disappeared in trees. With his wife standing where it had been he estimated the height as 7 ft. and the weight at 5 to 600 pounds.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- about 1980
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- noon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Jefferson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Brinnon
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 2
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 2
- Latitude
- 47411-
- Longitude
- 122543-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- ground too hard
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- small
- Unnatural Conditions
- second growth
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Clarity
- overcast
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Matt Moneymaker quoting Fred R. Long
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- OCT 13 1996
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1996
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- West
- Later Movement
- stopped still, watched observer
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Reaction
- avoided
- Additional Movement
- turned left, fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Matt Moneymaker
- Interview date
- OCT 13 1996
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, studied
- No of witnesses
- 1