Incident #1001529
Kapowsin, Pierce Cty, Washington
about 1979
Account
Clearing cabin site on old farm, Btpotts saw 60 yards away an 8-foot biped covered with 8-12" silver hair. After a minute it turned and ran across the swamp on downed logs at about 30 mph.
When
- Year
- about 1979
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Pierce Cty
- Nearest Town
- Kapowsin
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 7
- Latitude
- 46593-
- Longitude
- 122152-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- marsh
- Super Human Action
- Ran through swamp on downed logs too fast for human.
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, swamp
- Exact Terrain
- marsh
- Nearby Water
- swamp, lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- General undergrowth
- moderate
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Grover Krantz, forwarded e-mail from [email protected]
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- OCT 1999
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- OCT 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- silver
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, ran
- Running Speed
- fast
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- 30 mph
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, fled
- No of witnesses
- 1