Incident #1001276
Ruby, Yukon Koyukuk Cty, Alaska
Aug 1960
Account
Paul Peters was at his fish camp on the Yukon River 10 miles downstream from Ruby when he saw a Bushman coming along the beach about 75 yards downstream. Description, quite tall and broad and covered with black hair, walking upright like a man. It turned and climbed a steep hill and disappeared in the brush.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1960
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Alaska
- County
- Yukon Koyukuk Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ruby
- Direction from Town
- West
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 200
- Elevation/Altitude
- 500
- Latitude
- 6447--
- Longitude
- 15549--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- some trees
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 7
Source
- Source
- Bob Betts intv. with Paul Peters
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- OCT 04 1970
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1970
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- East
- Later Movement
- turned, went up slope, entered woods
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Reaction
- avoided
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Bob Betts
- Interview date
- 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, fishing, shore
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1