Incident #1001206
Grangeville, Idaho Cty, Idaho
Jul 1975
The written account of this incident is withheld because a witness asked for confidentiality.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 19 1975
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dawn
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Idaho
- County
- Idaho Cty
- Nearest Town
- Grangeville
- Direction from Town
- East Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 50
- Population of Town
- 3700
- Latitude
- 454---
- Longitude
- 1150---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- tree
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- campsite
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- General
- some
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- cool
- Rainfall
- wet
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- twilight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Russ Gebhart intv. with anonymous informant
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- NOV 13 1975
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1976
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- very stooped
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair curl
- shaggy
- Hair Colour
- dark grey
- Hair Shorter On
- hands
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Neck Length
- short
- Neck Width
- wide
- Forehead Shape
- vertical
- Nose
- no snout
- Buttocks
- massive
- Legs
- short
- Arms
- long
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Speed
- slow
- Walking Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Other Activity
- When first seen it was approaching a tree with hands out as if to shake it.
- Reaction
- avoided
- Knees
- always bent
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- When first seen it walked in a very swaybacked way as well as having its knees bent. When it appeared to sense his presence it straightened its back but not its legs.
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- fast
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Russ Gebhart
- Interview date
- JULY 1975
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1