Incident #1000618
Truckee, Nevada Cty, California
Apr 1987
Account
Claude Dudley, Tommy Ruffing and Lee Janet III told Sgt. Joe Moseley of Sierra County Sheriff's office in Sierraville that they were stopped for supper at Donner Camp picnic site on Alder Creek, three miles North of Truckee, when they heard a strange scream. Then they saw an upright, hairy, 9 to 10-foot animal running towards them with 5-foot strides, 100 to 150 yards away. They got in their car and drove off, stopping in Sierraville to report to police. A search with game wardens and dog next day turned up no evidence.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 24 1987
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1987
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Nevada Cty
- Nearest Town
- Truckee
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 3
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 60
- Latitude
- 392212
- Longitude
- 1201049
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- creek, lake
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 9
Source
- Source
- Sierra Sun, Truckee? Cal., Apr 30 1987. Sgt. Joe M
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1987
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- running
- Speed
- fast
- Running Stride
- long
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Sound
- scream
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Sgt. Joe Moseley, Sierraville, Cal.
- Interview date
- APR 4 1987
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 3