Incident #1000594
Applegate, Placer Cty, California
Oct 1977
Account
David Seghezzi, night supervisor at Holly Acres Boarding School, told deputies he heard dogs raising hell, observed an object near the school's garbage cans and shone a flashlight on it. Eyes glowed, and an animal six feet high and tan in colour ran into the woods.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 24 1977
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Placer Cty
- Nearest Town
- Applegate
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 20
- Latitude
- 390007
- Longitude
- 1195940
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Cover
- heavy
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Auburn, Cal., Journal, Oct 26 1977, quoting David
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1977
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1977
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected, no colour stated
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Later Movement
- fled
- Reaction
- fled from
- Attracted By
- refuse
- Describe Unsual
- Dogs were raising hell. Two weeks befor a German Shepherd had been killed at the school. Its carcass had several scratches on it and a deep gash.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Mike Durant
- Interview date
- OCT 25 1977
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home, work outdoors
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30