Incident #1000321
Fall River Mills, Shasta Cty, California
May 1947
Account
Russ Tribble and Nancy Tribble, fishing in a river in a canyon (presumably Pit River, the only river around), saw two creatures on the East side of the river walking along the bank and eating dead fish and reeds. One was kneeling when first seen. They had a strong odor, and they chattered. Did not panic on encountering humans, but when he fired a pistol in the air they left. Estimated 7 feet high, very heavy, covered with dark hair. Footprints found going along the edge of the river for half a mile.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 11 1947
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1947
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- quarter hour
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Shasta Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fall River Mills
- Direction from Town
- South
- Distance from Town
- 11
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 4051--
- Longitude
- 12147--
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine, canyon
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- West
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- sparse
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- dead
- General
- some large
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- scattered
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Russ C. Tribble intv. by Ben Foster
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 70
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- JUL 70
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Eyes
- large
- spacing
- wide set
- Eye color
- dark
- Human like Y/N
- Yes
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- No hair on
- on face, on hands
- Hair Length
- medium
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Hair Shorter On
- chest
- Hair Longer on
- back
- Face Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Feet Colour
- dark
- Beard Y/N
- Yes
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- square
- Head Profile
- high in back
- Back of Head
- sloped to shoulder
- Forehead
- high
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Lips
- full
- Mouth Size
- large
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- normal
- Abdomen
- slim
- Buttocks
- massive
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Toes
- short
- Arms
- medium
- Spine
- ridged
- Thumb
- short
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up, crossed view field, picked something up
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Sound
- chatter
- Odour
- strong
- Eating
- fish, foliage
- Reaction
- ignored, fled from
- Attracted By
- natural food plants, fish
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- eat plants
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- One creature was kneeling when first seen, the other walking. No other distinction between the two, so only one report.
- Genitals
- not visible
- Feet
- large
- Foot Width
- wide
- Evidence Left
- odour, footprints
- Additional Movement
- ate, made a noise, walked away
- Position when first seen
- kneeling
Footprints 1
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Heel Width
- 6.0
- Average Depth
- 0.75
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.25
- Observer Weight
- 210
- Stride in Inches Average
- 52
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 600
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- Ball of Foot
- double
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Pattern of walk
- toe in
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Obsticles Offering Choice
- over
- Other footprint codes
- 10117
- Direction of Travel
- Southeast
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Trackmaker attracted by
- fish, natural food plants
Footprints 2
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Heel Width
- 4.0
- Average Depth
- 0.75
- Heel
- 0.75
- Ball
- 0.75
- Toes
- 1.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.25
- Observer Weight
- 210
- Stride in Inches Average
- 48
- Longest
- 48
- Shortest
- 36
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 700
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- Ball of Foot
- double
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Pattern of walk
- toe in
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Obsticles Offering Choice
- over
- Other footprint codes
- 10116
- Direction of Travel
- Southeast
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Trackmaker attracted by
- fish, natural food plants
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Ben Foster
- Interview date
- JUL 31 1947
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Least vertical distance
- 25 feet
- Most vertical distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Track witnesses
- 2