Incident #1000058
Harrison Hot Springs, Fraser Valley Dis, British Columbia
Apr 1970
Account
Kieth Shepard was driving to Harrison Hot Springs when he had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting what he thought was a man or goriall on the road just south of the Pines Motel. He then realized it was far too big, estimated 8 feet tall and heavy. It was covered with dark hair except on the face, where the skin was dark and wrinkled. The location was for many years a well-known animal crossing. the road in front of him near the Pines Motel.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 02 1970
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Fraser Valley Dis
- Nearest Town
- Harrison Hot Springs
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 1
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 49172-
- Longitude
- 121464-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- ground too hard
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- slough
- Distance to Water
- 200 yards
- Substratum
- grass
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- Undergrowth size
- man high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Kieth Shepard intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- spacing
- average
- Eye shape
- round
- Reflection
- lighted but did not reflect
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Face Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Nose
- no snout
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Legs
- short
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- West
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Walking Stride
- long
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- APR 03 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 41 to 50