Incident #1000512
Willow Creek, Humboldt Cty, California
1967
Account
Russel Summerville was resting in the shade by Hwy. 299 in mid afternoon when he saw an 8 - 9 ft. creature, light brown and woolly, heavy, with a strong odour, came down the hill, went along the road for 40 or 50 feet, then disappeared in the trees.
When
- Year
- 1967
- Time of Day
- afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Willow Creek
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 0.5
- Population of Town
- 500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 6
- Latitude
- 40560-
- Longitude
- 123381-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hillside
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley, hillside
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- hot
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Jim McClarin quoting Russel Summerville.
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Movement
- descending hill, walking
- Later Movement
- crossed road, entered woods
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Jim McClarin
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1