Incident #1000241
Midway, Kettle Valley, British Columbia
1978
Account
Mark Ferrier, 14, taped interview probably referring to Robert Zeisman incident No. 2 -- 1000240 -- or possibly to two incidents. Also probably referring to the same tracks. Confusing, but probably worth two sets of comnputer entries, one way or another. Ferrier says that on a hill he saw what seemed to be a greyish black animal sitting on a rock. It turned towards "us" and could see the contours of its face (but not described). Was about four blocks away. Then, perhaps not the same incident, as colour different, he saw the creature walk on its hind legs on a ridge, across a hill. Was twilight, looked black, sort of hunched over, long arms to knees, long legs. Saw tracks a centimeter deep crossing road, maybe 10 tracks across and up the road, like human prints but much larger. No claws, not sure if four or five toes. Dropping found (probably same one) was greenish colour. Prints were like human, but much larger.
When
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- 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
- rock
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000240
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- steep
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- F. Western Smith tape of Mark Ferrier and Robert Z
- 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
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Legs
- long
- Arms
- long
- Later Movement
- turned
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Greenish dropping found near tracks.
- Position when first seen
- seated
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Average Depth
- 0.50
- Number of Tracks
- 10
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Claw Marks Y/N
- No
- Longest Toe
- first
- Other footprint codes
- 10076
- Tracks Came From
- road
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- F. Western Smith
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Track witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 10 to 15
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording