Incident #1000653
Wrightwood, Mojave Cty, California
Feb 1984
Account
Lyle Geary and Vern Wisdom said to have been walking near Jackson Lake (not on map) when they found the footprints in the snow 22 inches by 10 inches with a 5-foot stride. As they sat on a boulder rocks were thrown near them. They could see nothing in nearby trees, so hiked up a ridge, where they saw two huge creatures with sloping foreheads, flat noses, faces somewhat human, covered with black hair. They were 100 yards away. Men walked away, hoping creatures would follow, but the disappeared. Checking tree one individual looked over Geary estimated heights at 10 feet and 8.5 feet. (Note: Geary has told of finding tracks on two earlier occasions.
When
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1984
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Mojave Cty
- Nearest Town
- Wrightwood
- Population of Town
- 2500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 60
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Related incident id
- 1000426, 1000427
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- ridge
- Slope
- steep
- Snow Condition
- snow
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Antelope Valley Press, apparently quoting Rich Gru
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- SEP 01 1985
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1985
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description 1
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 10 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Movement
- staying still
- Reaction
- watched
- Describe Unsual
- Creature was behind an 8-foot tree, looking over it.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 2
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Movement
- staying still
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 22.0
- Greates Width
- 10.0
- Longest
- 60
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- probably Rich Grumley, who is apparently quoted by David Foy in newspaper story
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied, departed slowly
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Track witnesses
- 2