Incident #1000379
Weaverville, Trinity, California
Apr 1968
Account
According to Nick Campbell's letter Larry Browning saw a sasquatch wading in the Stuart Fork of the Trinity River at 10 p.m. on April 4, presumably at approximately the location of this report, and the next day about 8 miles from camp was followed by a female for half an hour and finally charged. (1000380) On April 9 Mike Melton went down to the river for water and as he was leaving saw a sasquatch on the opposite (South) bank leaning over apparently to get a drink. Campbell says Melton dropped his bucket, yelled and ran. The computer report Melton filled in does not agree.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 09 1968
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1968
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Trinity
- Nearest Town
- Weaverville
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 40522-
- Longitude
- 122551-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000369, 1000370, 1000380, 1000382
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- North
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- contact
- Substratum
- broken rock
- Cover
- moderate
- General
- many large
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- General undergrowth
- scattered
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Relative Temperature
- warm
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Michael Melton mailed to Ken Coon. Also Nick Campb
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- squatting
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- wet
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Hair Shorter On
- face, arms
- Hair Longer on
- body
- Face Colour
- dark
- Chin Y/N
- Yes
- Beard Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Ear Size
- small
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- rounded top
- Forehead
- low
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- none
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- small nose
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Arms
- medium
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Movement
- staying still
- Arms Action
- outstretched
- Reaction
- did not see
- Attracted By
- water
- Water Activity
- reach in
- Use of Water
- drink
- Water Depth
- near shore shallow
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature was leaning forward towards water on outstretched arms. He did not see it drink, but thought its position indicated drinking by bending its arms and putting its mouth in the water, rather than lifting water in its hands.
- Different Colour on
- head
- Second Colour
- brown
- Position when first seen
- on all fours
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, sasq. hunting
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, departed slowly, shouted
- No of witnesses
- 1