Incident #1000240
Midway, Kettle Valley, British Columbia
1978
Account
Robert Zeisman, 14, gave a confusing account on tape, describing two sightings, not clear if same time or same day, and another possible sighting, definitely on a different day. No. 1, riding motorcycle in hills north of his home at Kettle Valley (town name) he stopped on top of a small hill beside a small pond and saw a big black figure standing tall on its hind legs (where? how close?) No. 2, later, climbing cliff saw on another cliff ridge on top of a mountain a big black figure walking (erect presumed) along the top. Arms seemed to hang down by knees, big strides, stopped almost at edge of cliff and looked towards them. Cheeks appeared fat. Long way off. ("Them" presumably includes Mark Ferrier, 14, in separate interview on same tape (no copy kept) although his account sounds like a different incident) Zeisman says tracks later found in dirt, with big toes and four other toes, no claw marks, very big (guess 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 feet in length) in dry dust about 1/4" deep. Tracks were not fresh or clear, but he found tracks whenever he went up there. 3rd, Another time, when there was snow, from beside a friend's hous e he saw a big black figure up on the hill. He went up there but could find no tracks.
When
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Kettle Valley
- Nearest Town
- Midway
- Direction from Town
- West Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 8
- Population of Town
- 600
- Elevation/Altitude
- 24
- Latitude
- 4903--
- Longitude
- 11855--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hillside
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000241
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- steep
- Nearby Water
- pond
- Distance to Water
- close
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- F. Western Smith tape of intvs. with Robert Zeisma
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- JAN 80
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- JAN 80
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- could not tell
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- watched observer
- Walking Stride
- long
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- watched
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Big, human-like feces found near big tracks.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Average Depth
- 0.25
- Track Condition
- fair
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Size of Toes
- big toe far largest
- Longest Toe
- first
- Other footprint codes
- 10077
- Material Tracks Made in
- shallow dust
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- F. Western Smith
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle or ATV
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Track witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 10 to 15
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording