Incident #1000139
Osooyos, Anarchist Mountain, British Columbia
about 1937
Account
Jane Patterson went looking for rhubarb in the old garden of an abandoned house near her ranch. She ducked under a tree branch and confronted 10 feet away a light brown creature like a monkey, but larger than herself, sitting with its back against a large tree and its hands on its knees. She did not remember the position of its legs. It had a hairy face, not teeth showing, and its only motion was to blink its eyes, which were dark and slit. She left.
When
- Year
- about 1937
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Anarchist Mountain
- Nearest Town
- Osooyos
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 14
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 3.5
- Latitude
- 4902--
- Longitude
- 11910--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- under
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plateau
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly large
- General
- one large
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 9
Source
- Source
- Mrs. Jane. A. Patterson intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- FEB 76
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- FEB 76
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eye shape
- slit
- Eye color
- dark
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- sitting
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Hair Shorter On
- head
- Face Colour
- dark
- Face Appeared
- monkeylike
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Other Activity
- hands were on knees
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- FEB 76
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- bent over
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording