Incident #1000450
Eureka, Humboldt, California
1947
Account
Big tracks were seen in dust of the Pacific Gas and Electric powerline right of way under construction between Eureka and Cottonwood. A photo of a track, 15 inches long and about 6 inches wide is owned by Paul Droscher, Redding equipment dealer. They were found in the morning in dust around the tractors that were clearing the right of way. Moe Orwig, Redding, also has a photo.
When
- Year
- 1947
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt
- Nearest Town
- Eureka
- Direction from Town
- East Southeast
- Population of Town
- 24000
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Redding Record-Searchlight, Garth Sanders article.
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- OCT 7 1958
- Source reliability
- 10
- Jwg file date
- 1960
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Heel Width
- 5.0
- Estimated Age
- 6
- Age Unit
- hours
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Human
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- deep dust
- Tracks Went to
- empty machine
- Trackmaker attracted by
- machine activity
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- roadbuilding
- Track witnesses
- several