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Incident #1000333

Weitchpec, Del Norte, California

Aug 1959

Location as recorded.

When

Observation Date
AUG 16 1959
Month
Aug
Year
1959
Season
summer

Where

State / province
California
County
Del Norte
Nearest Town
Weitchpec
Direction from Town
North
Distance from Town
16
Population of Town
100
Elevation/Altitude
1.5
Latitude
412440
Longitude
1234311

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
wild
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
sandbar
Multiple Sightings Y/N
Yes
Related incident id
1000330, 1000331, 1000333
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
valley
Exact Terrain
beach
Slope
level
Nearby Water
creek
Distance to Water
25 feet
Substratum
forest litter
Cover
heavy
Tree size
mostly large
Tree condition
mostly mature
Tree type
mixed
General
none
Undergrowth
moderate
Undergrowth size
low
General undergrowth
none
Species
pine, Douglas fir, madrona

Source

Source
Bob Titmus intv. by John Green
Source Type
computer survey
Source Date
JUL 70
Source reliability
9
Incident reliablility
6
Jwg file date
JUL 70
Incident type
2

Footprints

Set of Tracks
1
Footprint Length
15.0
Greates Width
7.0
Heel Width
5.0
Average Depth
1.00
Observer Print Depth
0.00
Observer Weight
160
Number of Tracks
200
Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
Yes
Track Condition
very good
Ball of Foot
double
Arc Y/N
No
Ridge Behind Toes Y/N
Yes
Number of Toes
5
Claw Marks Y/N
No
Size of Toes
toes more of a size than human's
Longest Toe
first
Pattern of walk
straight
Feet in Line?
in line
Other footprint codes
10126, 10127, 10130
Direction of Travel
East
Material Tracks Made in
wet sand
Remarks
Second time Bob Titmus found this distinctive 15-inch print on this sandbar.

Witness

Interviewer
John Green
Interview date
JUL 28 1970
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
sasq. hunting
Track witnesses
2
Other report by this witness
22