Incident #1000469
Alder Springs, Glenn Cty, California
late 1950's
Account
Harold Westlund, Chico, stated that Joe Ely, fire control officer in Menticino National Forest, had investigated an incident where a logging truck driver arriving at the loading area noticed that a 50 gallon drum had been tossed around. He fled, but large humanlike footprints were later found there.
When
- Year
- late 1950's
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Glenn Cty
- Nearest Town
- Alder Springs
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 40
- Latitude
- 392---
- Longitude
- 1224---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- empty machine
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- hearsay
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Told to John Green by Harold Westhurd, Chico, Cal.
- Source Type
- hearsay
- Source Date
- 1969
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 2
Creature description
- Aggressive To
- fuel drum
- Arms Used
- for picking up
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Attracted By
- machine activity
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Trackmaker attracted by
- machine activity
Witness
- Observer Was
- logging
- Track witnesses
- several