Incident #1000032
Nazko, Chilcotin Dis, British Columbia
May 1970
Account
Observer out hunting, saw creature coming and got out of sight as best he could, then watched it go by, apparently without noticing him. Later, with others, he followed its trail for 10 miles, finding one place where it sat down, then lost the trail on hard ground.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 15 1970
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Chilcotin Dis
- Nearest Town
- Nazko
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 30
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 35
- Latitude
- 52355-
- Longitude
- 123271-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- under
- Terrain Object
- tree
- 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
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- many small
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Rainfall
- wet
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- heavy cloud
- Visibility Index
- 10
Source
- Source
- Samial Paul interviewed by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 04 1970
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Face Colour
- dark
- Teeth
- long canines
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Beard Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Head Profile
- high in front
- Back of Head
- projecting
- Forehead
- high
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose
- short snout
- Nose Shape
- small nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Lips
- medium
- Mouth Size
- large
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- protruding
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Toes
- long
- Toenails
- nails
- Toenail Colour
- light
- Spine
- hollow
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Thumb
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Sound
- panting
- Odour
- none
- Reaction
- did not see
- Way of Walking
- flat foot
- Knees
- up and down
- Anmals Present Y/N
- No
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Ball
- 1.25
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.00
- Observer Weight
- 150
- Estimated Age
- 0
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 10
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Track Drag or Slide
- drag of toes
- Pattern of walk
- straight
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Obsticles Offering Choice
- around
- Direction of Travel
- Northwest
- Material Tracks Made in
- forest litter
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Track witnesses
- 6
- Age
- 31 to 40