Incident #1000363
Orleans, Del Norte Cty, California
Jul 1964
Account
Going to work, Jean Hatter parked near tracks, which crossed a logging road that went from the Nickowitz Road to the Bluff Creek Road. Site was near the top of the side ridge between Bluff and Notice Creeks. Timber above the road with an old burn with thick, high brush below the road. Ten to 12 tracks, very clear, 16 inches long, 5 toes, headed uphill. Presume "Bigfoot". Made overnight and seen by many loggers.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1964
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Del Norte Cty
- Nearest Town
- Orleans
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 13
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 35
- Latitude
- 41251-
- Longitude
- 123434-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- East
- Substratum
- fine material
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Rainfall
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
Source
- Source
- Jean Hatter intv. by Jim McClarin
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 17 70
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Average Depth
- 0.75
- Estimated Age
- 8
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 10
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Direction of Travel
- West
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Interviewer
- Jim McClarin
- Interview date
- JUL 07 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging
- Track witnesses
- several
- Other report by this witness
- 5