Incident #1001287
Nordegg, David Thompson Hwy, Alberta
Aug 1969
Account
Harley Peterson, his father Stan, Floyd Engen, Guy L'Heureux and Dale Boddy were working beside the South Saskatchewan River at the site of the Bighorn Dam, then under construction, when they saw a figure walking along the edge of a high river bank half a mile downstream. They watched it walk, stand and sit for about an hour. They waved and shouted but got no reaction. Later some of the men went to the spot and the others realized that the thing they had been watching was well over twice the height of the men. No tracks were found. Earlier that summer there had been several sighting reports by Indians in the same general area, briefly noted in the Edmonton, Alberta, Journal, Aug 30 1969.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 24 1969
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- 1 hour
Where
- State / province
- Alberta
- County
- David Thompson Hwy
- Nearest Town
- Nordegg
- Direction from Town
- Southwest
- Distance from Town
- 15
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 40
- Latitude
- 521854
- Longitude
- 1161843
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- high bank
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill, valley
- Exact Terrain
- ridge
- Slope
- ridge crest
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material, grass
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- sparse
- Tree size
- mostly small
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Heat
- normal
- Clarity
- clear
- Humidity
- low
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- Harley Peterson
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1969
- Source reliability
- 9
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 14 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulder Shape
- hunched
- Legs
- medium
- Arms
- short
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- got down, got up, turned around
- Speed
- slow
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- ignored
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Additional Movement
- returned, entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- John Green
- Interview date
- SEP 1969
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- over half mile
- Least vertical distance
- 300 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied, shouted
- No of witnesses
- 5
- Age
- 16 to 20