Incident #1000390
Burney, Shasta Cty, California
Dec about 1969
Account
Dorsey Davis drove by on a road north of the highway, east of the mill, near the P.G. & E. powerline, passing a large, erect creature standing by the road on a bank about three feet high. It was not snowing at the time. He returned later and found large tracks, snowed on, indicating that it came down onto the packed snow on the road.
When
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- about 1969
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Shasta Cty
- Nearest Town
- Burney
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 1500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 30
- Latitude
- 40525-
- Longitude
- 12142--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- under
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Slope
- level
- Snow Condition
- deep new
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- some large
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- logging slash
Weather and light
- Heat
- cold
- Relative Temperature
- cold
- Snow
- unusually deep
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- heavy snow
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Dorsey Davis intv. by Jim McClarin
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1970
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- short
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- light grey
- Hair Shorter On
- face
- Chin Y/N
- Yes
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- rounded top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Buttocks
- like human
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- watched
- Describe Unsual
- Leading knee was bent as it stood on the bank. Arms were held slightly out from the body.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Stride in Inches Average
- 35
- Longest
- 40
- Shortest
- 30
- Estimated Age
- 16
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- 60
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- poor
- Feet in Line?
- spread apart
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft deep snow
- Tracks Came From
- trees
- Tracks Went to
- road
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Jim McClarin
- Interview date
- JUN 06 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Farthest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1