Incident #1000180
Jasper, Yellowhead Hwy, British Columbia
Jan 1974
Account
Lucien Lacerte was driving west from Jasper, rounding a curve to the south in a long-grass clearing, when he saw two creatures about 200 feet ahead, one larger than the other, humanlike, black and hairy, striding very fast down the road. The larger one was a step ahead, but looking back. They crossed the road from left to right, hurrying, and went into the bush. Snow was fairly deep. He didn't stop. Definitely not bears.
When
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1974
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Yellowhead Hwy
- Nearest Town
- Jasper
- Direction from Town
- West
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 524---
- Longitude
- 1182---
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Related incident id
- 1001315
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine, valley
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- grass
- Ground condition
- frozen
- Snow Condition
- deep old
- Cover
- spotty
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Lucien Lacerte, call to John Green
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- DEC 1 1984
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JUN 85
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- West
- Later Movement
- turned right, crossed road, entered woods
- Speed
- very fast
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Reaction
- avoided
- Describe Unsual
- There were two creatures, one larger than the other, but no size estimate and no other differences between the two stated.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- DEC 1 1984
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Most vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Other report by this witness
- 2