Incident #1000526
Weitchpec, Humboldt Cty, California
Jun 1968
Account
Boys left car at Bluff Creek and started hiking to Fish Lake. At 11 p.m. he they saw in a clearing a "tall dark creature" that stood up and walked off, leaving a strong stench. Names Steve Martin and Bruce Cornwell, Lake Oswego, Oregon, are written on card. May be the boys' names.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1968
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Weitchpec
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 5.5
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 17
- Latitude
- 41154-
- Longitude
- 123405-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Nearby Water
- small lake
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Bob Betts, relaying information from George Haas,
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- avoided
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking, camping
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- No of witnesses
- 2