Incident #1000013
Merritt, Coquihalla Dis, British Columbia
May 1969
Account
Group of cadets camping out, led by David Ludlum, 19. Having a war game when John Szabo, 14, rushed up saying he had heard heavy breathing behind him, turned and saw a huge hairy man watching him. When the boy looked at him the creature ran off. The group went back and found one footprint, 15 or 16 inches long, 4 or 5 inches wide. Later several members of the group, including the leader, saw a large form running through the trees parallel to them, and back at camp others said they saw it by flashlight staring at their campfire as it stood under a tree. Jim Ramsey, 13, looked at it with binoculars. Later a single heavy imprint was found under the tree. binoculars. Later an impression resembling a large footprint was evident under the tree.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 18 1969
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Coquihalla Dis
- Nearest Town
- Merritt
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 7
- Population of Town
- 5000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 35
- Latitude
- 5005--
- Longitude
- 12053--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Near or/at
- camp
- Shot Hit
- No
- Photo
- No
- Tracks
- found immediately
- Track Photo Y/N
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- grass
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- many small
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- General undergrowth
- sparse
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- twilight, flashlight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- David Ludlum intv.by John Green. Also Merritt news
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- MAY, 1969
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eyes
- small
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled, travelled parallel
- Speed
- watched observer, fled
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Reaction
- watched, fled from, approached
- Attracted By
- human activity, fire
- Anmals Present Y/N
- No
- Additional Movement
- approached fire
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness 1
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- 1969
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- standing
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- many
- Track witnesses
- many
- Age
- 16 to 20
Witness 2
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- many
- Track witnesses
- many
- Age
- 10 to 15
Witness 3
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye, binoculars
- Observer Was
- at campfire
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- many
- Track witnesses
- many
- Age
- 10 to 15