Incident #1000417
China Lake, Tulare Cty, California
Feb 1972
Account
California Bigfoot Organization found tracks on Nine Mile Canyon road, (leaves Hwy 395 South of Little Lake and goes Northwest, crossing the South Fork of the Kern River) Tracks were on the bank by the road. They backtracked them more than two miles. Floyd Smith took pictures. Tracks were 17 to 18 inches by 8 to 9 inches, 3 1/2 to 4 inches deep. Casual stride 7 feet.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 15 1972
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- winter
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Tulare Cty
- Nearest Town
- China Lake
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 25
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 60
- Latitude
- 355---
- Longitude
- 1180---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- dry
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Rich Grumley
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1972
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 18.5
- Greates Width
- 8.5
- Average Depth
- 3.75
- Estimated Animal Weight
- 1100
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- sand
Witness
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- 1976
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 31 to 40
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording
- Other report by this witness
- 4