Incident #1000216
Saanichton, Vancouver Isl, British Columbia
Jan 1982
Account
Vance Webster, 13, Tony Gruber, 9, and Larry Lambert, 12, were playing in a patch of woods when they encountered a creature they described as 10 feet high with hairy arms and legs. They ran, but reported to police, who did not investigate. John Green went to the scene, where Webster said they saw clearly only an arm and a leg as the creature stepped out from behind trees onto a trail the boys were following. He said they were investigating a growling that they had heard a short time before, but when they saw the animal they ran. Larry Lambert said the creature came towards them before they ran away. The heights they indicated were closer to 8 feet than 10. Webster said the creature was greyish black, Lambert that it was dark brown. Both boys, independently, pointed out the same exact location.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 30 1982
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1982
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Vancouver Isl
- Nearest Town
- Saanichton
- Population of Town
- 5000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 200
- Latitude
- 4833--
- Longitude
- 123173-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- trail
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- forest
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- spotty
- Tree type
- mixed
- Unnatural Conditions
- cleared
- General
- mixed size
- Unnatural
- cleared
Weather and light
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Vance Webster and Larry Lambert intv. by John Gree
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- JAN 82
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- FEB 82
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Sound
- growl
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Child
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- FEB 01 1982
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 3
- Age
- 10 to 15