Incident #1000835
Dunsmuir, Siskiyou Cty, California
Jul 1993
Account
Informant and fiance were sleeping without a tent, between Castle Lake and the access road in a strip of pine trees. They woke up hearing footsteps crunching in the pine needles and saw 15 or 20 feet away a dark creature 7 to 9 feet tall, est. 500 lbs. striding towards the lake from a manzanita-covered hillside, taking 10-foot strides, arms swinging. It seemed to glide over the ground. Turned head towards them but did not slow. They watched it walk away, then went back to sleep. In the morning there were no footprints or disturbance to be found.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1993
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Siskiyou Cty
- Nearest Town
- Dunsmuir
- Direction from Town
- West Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 5.5
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 56
- Latitude
- 41132-
- Longitude
- 122223-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- camp
- Super Human Action
- Took 10-foot strides
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- No
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- campsite
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- small lake
- Distance to Water
- 75 feet
- Substratum
- fine material
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- some trees
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- some
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- man high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- pine
- Variety
- manzanita
Weather and light
- Lighting
- moonlight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- BFRO from confidential
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- MAR 21 1999
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- APRIL 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description 1
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- white
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Creature description 2
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Speed
- very fast
- Walking Stride
- long
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 19.0
- Greates Width
- 9.0
- Number of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
Witness 1
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 16 to 20
Witness 2
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2