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Incident #1000187

Cherryville, Okanagan Dis, British Columbia

Jun 1975

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Observation Date
JUN 20 1975
Month
Jun
Year
1975
Season
summer
Time of Day
10 to midnight
Duration
brief

Where

State / province
British Columbia
County
Okanagan Dis
Nearest Town
Cherryville
Distance from Town
0
Population of Town
50
Elevation/Altitude
18
Latitude
50143-
Longitude
118370-

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
road
Near or/at
high bank
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
valley
Exact Terrain
road
Nearby Water
creek
General
none
General undergrowth
none

Weather and light

Lighting
no obvious light
Visibility Index
5

Source

Source
Wilfred Morris intv. by Rene Dahinden
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
JUL 75
Source reliability
8
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
JUL 75
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
yes
Height
very large
Posture
erect
Movement
walking
Later Movement
went up slope
Walking Stride
long
Movement re observer
across observer front
Reaction
ignored
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Interviewer
Rene Dahinden
Interview date
JUN 75
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
walking
Moving Y/N
Yes
Position
upright
Making Noise Y/N
Yes
Closest horizontal distance
10 feet
Farthest horizontal distance
10 feet
Least vertical distance
nil
Most vertical distance
nil
No of witnesses
1
Age
16 to 20