Incident #1001290
Canmore, Ribbon Creek, Alberta
Sep 1969
The written account of this incident is withheld because a witness asked for confidentiality.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- noon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Alberta
- County
- Ribbon Creek
- Nearest Town
- Canmore
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 3500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 50
- Latitude
- 5056--
- Longitude
- 11508--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large female
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- found later
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- open area
- Nearby Water
- creek
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- confidential letter to John Green
- Source Type
- letter
- Source Date
- 1971
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1971
- Incident type
- 3
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Head Profile
- peak in centre
- Torso Front
- wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Breast
- large
- Legs
- medium
- Leg Width
- medium
- Arms
- long
- Arm Bulk
- medium
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up, made a noise, walked away
- Arms Action
- hanging, gesturing
- Sound
- chatter
- Reaction
- watched, avoided
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Chatter was teeth chattering as if cold, not talking. Arms were moved up and down.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- seated
- Head Size
- large
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Estimated Age
- 1
- Age Unit
- days
- Number of Tracks
- 1
- Track Condition
- good
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes more of a size than human's
- Longest Toe
- first
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- shale
- Trackmaker attracted by
- human activity
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- prospecting
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- stayed still, studied
- No of witnesses
- 3