Incident #1000451
Truckee, Nevada Cty, California
1950
Account
Then aged 19, returning to Reno from fishing trip, with fiance, a large hairy beast crossed the road in front of their car, forcing them to slam on the brakes. Got a good look in the headlights. Arms swung freely. Shaggy hair. Not like a bear at all.
When
- Year
- 1950
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Nevada Cty
- Nearest Town
- Truckee
- Population of Town
- 2300
- Elevation/Altitude
- 65
- Latitude
- 3919--
- Longitude
- 1200---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine, valley
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Slope
- easy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Reno Gazette Journal, May 14, 1987
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1987
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 16 to 20