Incident #1001273
Wrangell, Petersburg Cty, Alaska
May 1942
Account
Bob Titmus on yacht used to transport workers to Alaska in World War II, going through narrows (presume Wrangell) went outside and saw large, dark creature standing erect on the beach, one hand held a branch of a cedar. It watched the boat pass, turned and climbed into the woods, using one arm to hold the trees. He didn't believe his eyes.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1942
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Alaska
- County
- Petersburg Cty
- Nearest Town
- Wrangell
- Direction from Town
- South
- Population of Town
- 3000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 0.0
- Latitude
- 563---
- Longitude
- 1325---
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- island
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- ocean, inlet
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- solid rock
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- many small
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- Undergrowth size
- high
- Undergrowth type
- hard stemmed
- General undergrowth
- heavy
- Species
- cedar
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- cloudy bright
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Bob Titmus intv. by John Green
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JUL 26 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- JUL 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eyes
- small
- spacing
- narrow set
- Human like Y/N
- No
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face, on palms
- Hair Thin on
- chest
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair curl
- straight
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Hair Longer on
- arms
- Face Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Feet Colour
- dark
- Chin Y/N
- No
- Beard Y/N
- No
- Projecting Jaw Y/N
- Yes
- Ears
- covered by head hair
- Ear Size
- small
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Head Profile
- rounded top
- Back of Head
- sloped to shoulder
- Forehead
- low
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Brow Ridge
- heavy
- Nose
- no snout
- Nose Shape
- large flat nose
- Nostrils
- Yes
- Mouth Open?
- closed
- Lips
- thin
- Mouth Size
- large
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- uniform
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Buttocks
- like human
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Heel
- normal
- Toes
- medium
- Arms
- medium
- Arm Bulk
- bulky
- Hands Appearance
- humanlike
- Digits
- normal
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned, walked away
- Walking Stride
- medium
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Arms Action
- hanging, bent
- Arms Used
- hanging onto something, in climbing
- Object Handled
- tree
- Odour
- no opportunity
- Reaction
- watched
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Feet
- medium
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- 072670
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- on large boat
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Least vertical distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30
- Other report by this witness
- 22