Incident #1000622
Fort Bidwell, Modoc Cty, California
Jun 1989
Account
Kenny Sam said he had a flashlight on a frightening-looking, 8-foot, dark, hairy creature as it charged towards him while he was keeping watch outside the home of a relative, where one of the creatures had been seen several months earlier, and as it ran away. His younger sister also told of a night sighting. Carol Clark reported a sighting in broad daylight.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Modoc Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fort Bidwell
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 46
- Latitude
- 415---
- Longitude
- 1201---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plateau
- Exact Terrain
- open area
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- creek
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Sacramento, Cal., Bee, June 23, 1989. Also Dan Per
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- 1989
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1989
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected white
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- fled
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- observer
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Reaction
- approached, fled from
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Witness said the creature seemed curious and seemed afraid of fire. Eyes reflected silver.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Dan Perez
- Interview date
- JUL 1 1989
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot, at home
- Action on sighting
- stayed still
- No of witnesses
- 1