Incident #1000573
Rockport, Mendocino Cty, California
1974
Account
A friend told Grover Krantz that Reginald Tolbert saw a large, wide, manlike creature in the early morning on the South Fork of the Eel River midway between Rockport and Laytonville. It was dark brown or black, and "casually moved away."
When
- Year
- 1974
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Mendocino Cty
- Nearest Town
- Rockport
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 9
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 14
- Latitude
- 39423-
- Longitude
- 123390-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, valley
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- Grover Krantz quoting friend of Reginald Tolbert
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1975
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1975
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Reaction
- avoided
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- No of witnesses
- 1