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Incident #1000541

Oroville, Butte Cty, California

1969

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Year
1969
Season
fall

Where

State / province
California
County
Butte Cty
Nearest Town
Oroville
Direction from Town
North Northeast
Distance from Town
15
Population of Town
8000
Elevation/Altitude
2
Latitude
39412-
Longitude
121233-

What was seen

Individuals
two large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
wild
First Seen
in
Terrain Object
water
Multiple Sightings Y/N
Yes
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
2nd person

Setting

Terrain
valley
Exact Terrain
stream
Slope
level
Nearby Water
creek, lake
Distance to Water
contact
General
none
General undergrowth
none

Source

Source
Call to Homer Stickley by Ron Sanders.
Source Type
phone call
Source Date
1969
Source reliability
4
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
1969
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
presumed
Posture
erect
Later Movement
picked something up
Arms Used
for picking up, for eating
Object Handled
rock
Eating
other
Water Activity
reach in
Water Depth
near shore shallow
Other Unusual Y/N
Yes
Describe Unsual
Creatures were turning over rocks in a creek and eating something, not clear if food animal or vegetable, but presume animal, since under rocks.
Additional Movement
ate

Witness

Sex
Male
Interviewer
Homer Stickley
Interview date
1969
No of witnesses
1