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Incident #1000465

Orleans, California

Dec 1958

When

Observation Date
DEC 18 1958
Month
Dec
Year
1958
Season
winter

Where

State / province
California
Nearest Town
Orleans
Direction from Town
Northwest
Distance from Town
11
Population of Town
200
Elevation/Altitude
20
Longitude
12343-

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
wild
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
road
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Report type
2nd person

Setting

Terrain
valley, hillside
Exact Terrain
dirt road
Slope
steep
Slope Faced
East
Nearby Water
creek
Substratum
fine material
Snow Condition
snow
Cover
heavy
Tree size
mostly large
Tree condition
mostly mature
Tree type
mixed
General
none
Undergrowth
moderate
Undergrowth size
low
Undergrowth type
hard stemmed
General undergrowth
none
Species
oak, pine, fir

Weather and light

Snow
early snow

Source

Source
Betty Allen's booklet
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
1963
Source reliability
7
Incident reliablility
6
Jwg file date
1963
Incident type
2

Footprints

Set of Tracks
1
Footprint Length
big
Number of Tracks
6000
Trail Followed Y/N
Yes
Material Tracks Made in
snow