Incident #1000596
Dunsmuir, Shasta Cty, California
Jul 1978
Account
Riding with family on Interstate 5, about 10 miles South of Castle Crags, watching how railroad ran through forest, saw a large black form walking alongside the tracks. After about 10 seconds asked husband, who was driving, what it was. He took a quick look and saw it also. About 300 yards away. Long arms, heavily built. Much larger than people seen shortly before near the tracks.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 13 1978
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Shasta Cty
- Nearest Town
- Dunsmuir
- Direction from Town
- South Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 12
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 16
- Latitude
- 4103--
- Longitude
- 12223--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- railroad
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, valley
- Exact Terrain
- railroad
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Mrs. Patricia A. Wallace, Box 1752, Weaverville, C
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1978
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1978
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- very large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- maintaining distance
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Farthest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Action on sighting
- kept going
- No of witnesses
- 2