Incident #1000223
Bella Coola, South Bentinck Arm, British Columbia
Oct 1986
Account
William Milligan and his wife were caretakers at Whonnock Industries logging camp at the end of South Bentinck Arm. Wife woke Milligan at 3 a.m., heard something at door. Something had ripped screen off door and was tearing wood off window frame in door. Milligan pounded on the wall, loaded a shotgun and turned on the outside light. Right under the light there was a tan coloured flat face under dark brown hair, at a level with observer's face, although it was standing on porch 16 inches lower. Observer's height is six feet. He has very poor eyesight, but could clearly see face about 18 inches away and well lit. Creature turned and jumped off the porch, out of range of his vision. Wide 'clawmarks' found on the door. Milligan was at that camp three years, and has seen huge footprints there two or three times, deep in sand of side channels of river, like a man's print but with short toes.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1986
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- South Bentinck Arm
- Nearest Town
- Bella Coola
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 30
- Population of Town
- 400
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0
- Latitude
- 51573-
- Longitude
- 126403-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- occupied machine
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, shore
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- light from habitation
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- William Milligan, Pender Harbour, intv. by John Gr
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- NOV 92
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- NOV 92
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Face Colour
- light
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned around, fled
- Aggressive To
- occupied structure
- Arms Used
- for breaking
- Object Handled
- building
- Other Activity
- Tore at wood around window in door
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- human shelter
- Different Colour on
- face
- Second Colour
- light brown
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- NOV 92
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- under 5 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1