Incident #1001502
Leavenworth, Chelan Cty, Washington
1968
Account
Camped at Lake Colchuck with one other man, expecting more to arrive, saw a head moving along the far side of a pole windbreak 6 feet high. 'Person got to the end of the windbreak, squatted down and started going through his pack. Still thought it was just someone who needed something, but spoke and it stood up, a foot or two higher than the poles, turned and walked into the night. A couple of screams had been heard earlier in the night--assumed to be cougars. Time of year given as late summer or early fall.
When
- Year
- 1968
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Chelan Cty
- Nearest Town
- Leavenworth
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 23
- Population of Town
- 1600
- Elevation/Altitude
- 55
- Latitude
- 47290-
- Longitude
- 120494-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- campsite
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- small lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- sparse
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
Weather and light
- Lighting
- moonlight, firelight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- BFRO from anonymous
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- SEP 1997
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- got down, handled something
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Sound
- scream
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature appeared to be going through observer's pack.
- Additional Movement
- got up, walked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, hiking
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- shouted
- No of witnesses
- 1