Incident #1000546
Korbel, Humboldt Cty, California
about 1971
Account
Rob Nelson and another employee of Simpson Timber Co., driving from Korbel along the Mad River rounded a bend in the dirt road and saw on the far bank of the river a tall, dark figure, walking upright,somewhat leaning forward, about 400 yards away. It ignored them. Sure it was not a man or a bear.
When
- Year
- about 1971
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Korbel
- Direction from Town
- South
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.5
- Latitude
- 4050--
- Longitude
- 12358--
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
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Francis Busa, writing to Peter Guttilla, quoting R
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1990
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1990
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Reaction
- ignored
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Francis Busa
- Interview date
- 1973
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 21 to 30