Incident #1001462
Matlock, Grays Harbor Cty, Washington
Nov 1988
Account
Fred Bradshaw driving on Weyerhauser Rd. 7200 heading back to hunting camp location in a jeep, saw a creature step out onto the road and came to a stop about 25 feet from it. It stood and looked at him, shading its eyes from the lights. Six foot or more, had large breasts, long arms, slim hips but a paunch. Covered with black hair. Eyes yellowish brown but glowed like spotlights when directly reflecting headlights. (see Creature section for more detail). Came back a week later and found 9 tracks, 15" x 6.5" x 4", seen also by friend Carol. Went for plaster, but deluge wiped them out. Sighting ended when creature took two steps towards the jeep. Bradshaw backed up and took off. This is Bradshaw's second sighting report.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 17 1988
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1988
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- 2 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Grays Harbor Cty
- Nearest Town
- Matlock
- Direction from Town
- West
- Population of Town
- 100
- Latitude
- 471---
- Longitude
- 12330--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large female
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Related incident id
- 1000954
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Nearby Water
- river
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- mixed
- Unnatural Conditions
- second growth
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth type
- berry bushes
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- fir, hemlock, alder, spruce
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Fred Bradshaw
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- NOV 1998
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eye color
- pale
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on palms, near eyes, near mouth
- Hair Thin on
- chest
- Hair Colour
- black
- Hair Shorter On
- face
- Face Colour
- dark
- Teeth
- even
- Shoulders
- wide
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Mouth Open?
- sometimes open
- Lips
- thin
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Breast
- large
- Arms
- long
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Fingernails
- nails
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- stopped still, turned, watched observer
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- shading eyes
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- watched, approached
- Knees
- always bent
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Stood right in front of jeep as it came within 25 feet, but shaded eyes from light. Narrow hips, but had a paunch. Hair had some shine. Eyes close together. Eyes were yellowish brown, face was aabrown and leathery. Guessed weight at 350 to 400 pounds. Bent to look at him through the windshield and grinned, showing teeth.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Additional Movement
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Heel Width
- 4.0
- Estimated Age
- 1 1
- Age Unit
- weeks
- Number of Tracks
- 9
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car, hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied, fled
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Other report by this witness
- 2