Incident #1000588
Weitchpec, Humboldt Cty, California
Jun 1976
Account
Harold Crackel and son Martin say that while vacationing near Aikens Flat, about 3 1/2 miles from Fish Lake, they saw a Bigfoot walking fast and watched it go over a 7 foot embankment. Described as about 5 feet, slumped over, arms reaching knees.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 30 1976
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Weitchpec
- Direction from Town
- North Northeast
- Population of Town
- 50
- Latitude
- 411---
- Longitude
- 1234---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- high bank
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Weather and light
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Klam-ity Kourier, Willow Creek, Cal. Jun 30 1976
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1976
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1978
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- very stooped
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- went up slope
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Observer Was
- camping
- No of witnesses
- 2