Incident #1000562
Eureka, Avenue of the Giants, California
Jan 1973
Account
Tony Lamann said he was hauling logs from Grants Pass to Eurka on the Avenue of the Giants. As he rounded a curve a creature stepped out on the hightway and the truck hit it. It flew off to the left. Legs too long for a bear, almost erect, heavy build, no neck. Head showed at least 6 inches above truck hood, which is 6'4" high. Radiator extensively damaged. Hit by car.
When
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- winter
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Avenue of the Giants
- Nearest Town
- Eureka
- Direction from Town
- North
- Population of Town
- 24000
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Exact Terrain
- paved road
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Tony Lamann interviewed on tape by Susan Shaw and
- Source Type
- interview
- Source Date
- 1973
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Creature was hit by logging truck and knocked off road.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Susan Shaw
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording