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Incident #1000603

Weitchpec, Humboldt Cty, California

Sep 1980

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Month
Sep
Year
1980
Season
fall
Time of Day
night
Duration
brief

Where

State / province
California
County
Humboldt Cty
Nearest Town
Weitchpec
Direction from Town
Northeast
Distance from Town
4
Population of Town
50
Elevation/Altitude
14
Latitude
41140-
Longitude
123393-

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
road
Near or/at
hillside
Super Human Action
Crossed highway in two steps
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
2nd person

Setting

Terrain
valley, hillside
Exact Terrain
paved road
Slope
steep
Slope Faced
East
Nearby Water
creek, river
General
none
General undergrowth
none

Source

Source
Peter Guttilla quoting Lou Saunders
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
1981
Source reliability
3
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
1981
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
presumed
Height
very large
Posture
erect
Hair Colour
dark
Movement
running
Later Movement
crossed road
Movement re observer
across observer front
Position when first seen
erect