Incident #1000619
Branscomb, Mendocino Cty, California
Sep 1987
Account
Phil Snow states that a man parked on a back road near Branscomb was watching deer on a nearby hillside when they suddenly bolted into the brush. He then saw in his rear-view mirror a large, dark-haired animal walk like a man behind his truck and go into the trees. He drove away.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1987
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Mendocino Cty
- Nearest Town
- Branscomb
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 5
- Latitude
- 393---
- Longitude
- 1233---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Cover
- spotty
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Phil Snow letter to John Green
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1987
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Attracted By
- wild animal prey
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Deer on hillside fled, apparently on seeing creature, which walked in the direction they had gone and entered woods.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 1