Incident #1001230
Ouray, Ouray Cty, Colorado
Jul 1977
Account
Heinz Fritz Doedde, Nordhorn, Germany, wrote to the mayor of Ouray to say that while camping near that town he twice saw dark creatures, once on a hike in the mountains and again while fishing the next day. He gave no description, but said he thought it was someone dressed up for a Bicentennial stunt until he saw on TV, after returning to Germany, something about monster sightings in the U.S. and realized he had seen one. He tried to follow the second one to photograph it, but it left him behind.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Colorado
- County
- Ouray Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ouray
- Population of Town
- 700
- Latitude
- 380---
- Longitude
- 1073---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Distance to Water
- close
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Ouray, Colorado, Plain Dealer, quoting a letter fr
- Source Type
- newspaper
- Source Date
- FEB 03 1977
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- MAY 1977
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Reaction
- avoided
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking, fishing, shore
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Action on sighting
- followed
- No of witnesses
- 1