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Incident #1000044

Alert Bay, Turnour Isl, British Columbia

Apr 1964

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Month
Apr
Year
1964
Season
spring
Time of Day
night

Where

State / province
British Columbia
County
Turnour Isl
Nearest Town
Alert Bay
Direction from Town
East
Distance from Town
20
Population of Town
1000
Elevation/Altitude
0
Latitude
50345-
Longitude
126301-

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
at
Terrain Object
occupied building
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
hearsay

Setting

Terrain
island
Exact Terrain
clearing
Slope
easy
Slope Faced
South
Nearby Water
ocean, inlet
Distance to Water
50 yards
Substratum
forest litter
Cover
heavy
Tree size
mostly large
Tree condition
mostly mature
Tree type
deciduous
General
none
Undergrowth
heavy
Undergrowth size
high
General undergrowth
none

Weather and light

Heat
normal
Rainfall
normal

Source

Source
Ellen Neal and father of house owner intv. by John
Source Type
computer survey
Source Date
1964
Incident reliablility
3
Jwg file date
1964
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
yes
Height
9-10 ft
Build
very heavy
Arms Used
for shaking
Object Handled
building
Reaction
ignored

Witness

Sex
Male
Observer Was
inside building
Moving Y/N
No
Position
lying down
Making Noise Y/N
No
Closest horizontal distance
25 feet
Least vertical distance
nil
Action on sighting
approached
No of witnesses
1