Incident #1000336
Orleans, Humboldt Cty, California
Apr 1960
Account
Ivan Marx guiding bear hunters, saw tracks on pile of dirt beside Cedar Camp road and told Bob Titmus, Ed Patrick and John Green, who went to the site. Tracks were similar to Bluff Creek 15-inch track, with a split in the ball, but appeared a bit shorter and narrower. The were around the side of the dirt pile, so were not the best quality. Pictures taken by John Green were sent to Tom Slick in San Antonio and have not been seen since. Could have been the tracks of the creature later filmed by Roger Patterson, tracks are of similar size and description. Titmus and Patrick found some additional prints farther south, on the road.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 08 1960
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Orleans
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 41193-
- Longitude
- 12335--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- high bank
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- South
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Ground condition
- wet
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Rainfall
- normal
Source
- Source
- Ivan Marx intv. by John Green. Bob Titmus & John G
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 70
- Source reliability
- 10
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- APR 70
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.5
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Average Depth
- 1.00
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- 20
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Track Drag or Slide
- slide of heel
- 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
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- not consistent
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Came From
- trees
- Tracks Went to
- road
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- JUL 18 1970
- Observer Was
- hunting, in car
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 41 to 50
- Other report by this witness
- 4