Incident #1000069
Wells, Cariboo Dis, British Columbia
Jul 1962
Account
Alec Lindstrom and friend were in a boat on Stoney Lake when they saw a light grey animal standing on the shore more than half a mile away. They went towards it until it turned and ran into the trees.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 23 1962
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1962
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Cariboo Dis
- Nearest Town
- Wells
- Distance from Town
- 28
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 53264-
- Longitude
- 12155--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Distance to Water
- 25 feet
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Alec Lindstrom intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- could not tell
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- grey
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Torso Front
- wide
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Odour
- no opportunity
- Reaction
- fled from
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 09 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- over half mile
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 2