Incident #1000429
China Lake, Tulare Cty, California
about 1970
Account
Dave Burdette was employed at a tungsten mine in Rockhouse Basin at Kennedy Meadows, and was working on a truck when he saw a 7 ft. reddish-brown creature running fast on its hind legs on the far side of the road. It was this sighting report that led the California Bigfoot Organization to spend a lot of time in the territory of the Nine-Mile Canyon Road, South Fork Kern River etc. in the next few years.
When
- Year
- about 1970
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
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
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine, valley
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Rich Grumley quoting Dave Burdette
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1971
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Speed
- fast
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Rich Grumley
- Interview date
- 1971
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1