Incident #1000155
Minstrel Island, Thompson Sound, British Columbia
1963
Account
Informant told museum staff that he was rowing in to the flats at the head of Thompson Sound when he saw a monstrous creature get up on its hind legs and move off that way.
When
- Year
- 1963
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Thompson Sound
- Nearest Town
- Minstrel Island
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 20
- Population of Town
- 20
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 5048--
- Longitude
- 12602--
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
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- delta
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Man who contacted Provincial Museum. Name may be H
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1967
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1967
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- got up, walked away
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- on all fours
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- may be Don Abbott
- Interview date
- 1967
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on small boat, row/paddling
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1