Incident #1000055
New Hazelton, Skeena Dis, British Columbia
Oct 1949
Account
Luxton was driving north when the creature crossed the road sideways looking at him, then walked, then ran then ran down towards the river.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1949
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- 2 minutes
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Skeena Dis
- Nearest Town
- New Hazelton
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 14
- Population of Town
- 1000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 12
- Latitude
- 55083-
- Longitude
- 127225-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- gravel road
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Substratum
- grass
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly new
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Frank R. Luxton intv. by Bob Titmus Also Van. Sun,
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eye shape
- round
- Human like Y/N
- No
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- No
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Head Profile
- rounded top
- Back of Head
- sloped to shoulder
- Forehead
- low
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- small
- Nose
- no snout
- Nostrils
- No
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Mouth Size
- small
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Buttocks
- like human
- Legs
- short
- Arms
- medium
- Spine
- flat
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- fled
- Walking Stride
- short
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- avoided
- Genitals
- not visible
- Feet
- medium
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Titmus
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1