Incident #1000501
Paskenta, Tehama Cty, California
Jul 1965
Account
Eldon Siepert phoned to tell of experiences logging and road building near Paskenta, Cal., in the summers of 1965 and 66, with (I think) Marvin Coleman Construction, working out of Proberta, and going 30 to 50 miles back in the Coast Range. Their road ran through a canyon between two mountains. Tracks 13 to 17 inches long were seen on the road every few days. He saw some himself. Prints were about three walking steps apart. There was a missing toe or deformity on the left foot. The tracks ended at the creek bank. Several men told of seeing a large, dark, hairy creature that always ran erect. The water wagon driver saw it in the twilight or early morning. One man took a shot at it and a lot carried guns in their trucks. Animals were found torn apart and partly eaten, and feces were found containing remains of berries or nuts. When Seipert phoned, date not recorded, he was no longer logging, but in the real estate business. (Since many incidents were involved this report will be entered twice, to cover the different months, years and times of day, and to give different credibility ratings for the tracks and the sightings.) ran.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1965
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Tehama Cty
- Nearest Town
- Paskenta
- Direction from Town
- West
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 25
- Latitude
- 395---
- Longitude
- 1223---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000502
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Effect of Shot
- none
- Tracks
- found previously
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, canyon
- Exact Terrain
- valley bottom
- Slope
- valley bottom, steep
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- close
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Eldon Seipert, Fremont, Cal., phone call to John G
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Later Movement
- ran
- Sound
- scream
- Reaction
- fled from
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Loggers occasionally found animals torn apart and partially eaten, including at least one deer. Screams were heard at night. None of this can be definitely assigned to the creature sighted or the maker of the footprints.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints 1
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Estimated Age
- 4
- Age Unit
- hours
- Foot Deformity Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- deep dust
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Describe Deformity
- Toe missing, left foot.
- Tracks Came From
- road
- Tracks Went to
- water
- Remarks
- Track sizes were given as 13 inches to 17 inches. No indication of how many different sizes. Entries done for just these two.
Footprints 2
- Footprint Length
- 13.0
- Estimated Age
- 4
- Age Unit
- hours
- Material Tracks Made in
- deep dust
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Tracks Came From
- road
- Tracks Went to
- water
- Remarks
- Track sizes were given as 13 inches to 17 inches. No indication of how many different sizes. Entries done for just these two.
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- logging, in truck
- No of witnesses
- several
- Track witnesses
- several