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Incident #1000569

Willow Creek, Trinity Cty, California

May 1974

Location as recorded.

When

Observation Date
MAY 06 1974
Month
May
Year
1974
Season
spring
Time of Day
midnight
Duration
considerable

Where

State / province
California
County
Trinity Cty
Nearest Town
Willow Creek
Direction from Town
Southeast
Distance from Town
10
Population of Town
500
Elevation/Altitude
10
Latitude
405118
Longitude
1222915

What was seen

Individuals
one large male
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
in
Terrain Object
camp
Near or/at
occupied machine
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
valley, hillside
Exact Terrain
clearing
Slope
easy
Slope Faced
North
Nearby Water
river
Substratum
broken rock
Ground condition
dry
Cover
heavy
General
some large

Weather and light

Lighting
bright moonlight
Visibility Index
5

Source

Source
Report written by Charles Gregory Michael. Also Kl
Source Type
letter
Source Date
1974
Source reliability
7
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
1974
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
yes
Height
8 ft
Posture
erect
Hair Length
long
Appearance
unkempt
Hair Colour
dark
Nose
no snout
Nose Shape
large flat nose
Nostrils
Yes
Mouth Size
large
Torso Front
very wide
Breast
none
Arms
long
Hands Appearance
humanlike
Fingernails
nails
Later Movement
made a noise, approached
Aggressive To
van
Arms Used
for shaking
Object Handled
manmade object
Sound
other
Odour
strong
Other Activity
Scratched sides of van. Tried doors.
Reaction
approached, fled from
Attracted By
human activity
Describe Unsual
Scratching sound
Additional Movement
walked away
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
in truck
Moving Y/N
No
Position
lying down
Making Noise Y/N
No
Closest horizontal distance
5 feet
Action on sighting
studied, fled
No of witnesses
1
Age
16 to 20