Incident #1000147
Courtenay, Vancouver Isl, British Columbia
Sep 1953
Account
Jack Twist was on camping trip at the Oyster River, walking back to camp on an old logging road at dusk, when he saw a dark figure ahead of him on the road about 200 or 300 yards away. Thought it was a friend and called, without answer. Getting closer realized was not a person. It turned and faced him, then turned slowly right and went out of sight in trees. Could hear it moving through the heavy brush. Judging from overhanging trees where it had been he estimated the height as at least eight feet. Creature walked upright and was covered with dark hair.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1953
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Vancouver Isl
- Nearest Town
- Courtenay
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 20
- Population of Town
- 10000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 15
- Latitude
- 4950--
- Longitude
- 12530--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Nearby Water
- river
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- deep shadow
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Jack Twist
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- SEP 72
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- SEP 72
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, watched observer
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Additional Movement
- turned right, walked away, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1