Incident #1000515
Redding, Shasta Cty, California
Nov 1967
Account
John and Elma Wenger walked across an isthmus of sand to a two-acre, brush covered island in Shasta Lake near Shasta Dam, and found seven tracks heading toward the island. They showed only the ball and five toes of a huge foot, no heels, and no claw marks. Later Barry Hennings, Record-Searchlight photographer, cast and photographed the tracks.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 05 1967
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1967
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Shasta Cty
- Nearest Town
- Redding
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 12
- Population of Town
- 40000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 10
- Latitude
- 404427
- Longitude
- 1222516
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- lake, island
- Exact Terrain
- islet or rock
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Redding, Cal. Record Searchlight, Nov 10 1967 quot
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1967
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- 1976
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Number of Tracks
- 7
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- fair
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Direction of Travel
- South
- Material Tracks Made in
- sand
- Relation to Water
- near water
- Tracks Came From
- shore
- Tracks Went to
- island
- Remarks
- Tracks showed only ball of foot and five clawless toes. Described as "huge" but no measurements given.
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Track witnesses
- 4