Incident #1000356
Orleans, Del Norte Cty, California
about 1963
Account
Bob Wahlund was working on clearing the right of way for the Laird Meadow road. There were "Bigfoot" prints among the felled trees on the right of way, apparently walking on the logs as well as in the dust. Tracks were showing up every few days at times while this road was being built.
When
- Year
- about 1963
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Del Norte Cty
- Nearest Town
- Orleans
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 11
- Population of Town
- 200
- Latitude
- 4122--
- Longitude
- 12343--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- logged area
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000357
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- easy
- Slope Faced
- East
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- Undergrowth type
- logging slash
- Unnatural
- cleared
- General undergrowth
- logging slash
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
Source
- Source
- Bob Wahlund intv. by Jim McClarin. Also John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 70
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1967
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Number of Tracks
- 4
- Trail Followed Y/N
- No
- Track Condition
- good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Remarks
- Bob Wahlund did not follow the tracks, just saw a few.
Witness
- Interviewer
- Jim McClarin
- Interview date
- JUL 18 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Other report by this witness
- 5