Incident #1000961
Vanderhoof, Nechako Val, British Columbia
about 1949
Account
Mr. Hentges, driving from Cluculz Lake to Vanderhoof on a highway under construction, saw what he thought was a gorilla walk across the road about a quarter mile away on a straight stretch. It was on its hind legs, with arms hanging down. When he reached the point where it crossed he could not see it, so assumed it was hiding behind one of the piles of brush cleared from the right of way. He reported it to police.
When
- Year
- about 1949
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Nechako Val
- Nearest Town
- Vanderhoof
- Direction from Town
- West Northwest
- Population of Town
- 2000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 20
- Latitude
- 535---
- Longitude
- 1234---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- logged area
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Slope
- easy
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 6
Source
- Source
- Kathy Gehrmann to Ida Cutler, quoting her father,
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- JUN 1994
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JUN 1994
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- hid
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Reaction
- ignored
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Kathy Gehrmann (his daughter).
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Action on sighting
- approached
- No of witnesses
- 1