Incident #1000397
Lancaster, Los Angeles Cty, California
Mar 1973
Account
One of several reported sightings in Antelope Valley that spring, one of which was 10 days earlier and a mile away. Kim McDonald, 19, came home from babysitting about 2 a.m. and was surprised the two dogs did not come out from under her trailer home to greet her. Heard whining which she thought was coming from a grassy area 100 feet away, so went over there, calling dog, and a creature rose up in front of her, about 25 feet away at closest. She was not frightened as it was standing up although she didn't know what it was. However it kept rising up until it was a couple of feet taller than she was, and it was still not completely erect. It was also very wide. When it turned and loped away she ran to the trailer, and pounded on the door to be let in, forgetting she had a key. The dogs didnd't come home until daylight. Rich Grumley talked to her 10 days later, and found some tracks in an old reservoir a mile away, not necessarily connected to sighting. Location is a combination residence, alfalfa ranch and private airfield.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 24 1973
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Los Angeles Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lancaster
- Direction from Town
- East
- Distance from Town
- 11
- Population of Town
- 40000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 20
- Latitude
- 34431-
- Longitude
- 117570-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000428
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- desert
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Substratum
- cultivated land
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- spotty
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- deciduous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- sparse
- General undergrowth
- cultivated
Weather and light
- Heat
- cold
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Rainfall
- wet
- Wind
- calm
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Kim McDonald intv. by Ken Coon. Also taped intv. w
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1973
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1973
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- stooped
- No hair on
- near eyes
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Hair Shorter On
- face
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Nostrils
- No
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- got up, walked away
- Speed
- slow
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Running Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- avoided
- Attracted By
- refuse
- Describe Unsual
- Dogs did not return until next morning.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Additional Movement
- ran
- Position when first seen
- lying down
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- moderate
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Ken Coon
- Interview date
- MAY 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home, outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording