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Incident #1001299

Grande Prairie, Peace River Dis, Alberta

Oct 1975

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Observation Date
OCT 02 1975
Month
Oct
Year
1975
Season
fall
Time of Day
early morning
Duration
brief

Where

State / province
Alberta
County
Peace River Dis
Nearest Town
Grande Prairie
Direction from Town
North
Distance from Town
26
Population of Town
25000
Elevation/Altitude
12
Latitude
5537--
Longitude
11845--

What was seen

Individuals
other group of large and small
Total Individuals
3
Population Status
wild
First Seen
beside
Terrain Object
trees
Near or/at
road
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Terrain
hill
Exact Terrain
hill
Slope
easy
Substratum
grass
Cover
heavy
Tree size
mostly small
Tree condition
mostly mature
Tree type
deciduous
General
many small
General undergrowth
none
Species
poplar, willow

Weather and light

Lighting
heavy cloud
Visibility Index
5

Source

Source
Grande Prairie, Alta. Daily Herald, quoting Bob Mo
Source Type
newspaper
Source Date
OCT 03 1975
Source reliability
7
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
OCT 1975
Incident type
3

Creature description 1

Eyes
large
Eye color
dark
Hair Covered
yes
Height
7-8 ft
Posture
erect
Hair Length
short
Hair Colour
brown
Hair Shorter On
face
Movement
getting up
Later Movement
fled
Other Activity
Threw up its hands and swayed back in surprise at truck.
Reaction
fled from
Evidence Left
footprints
Position when first seen
crouched

Creature description 2

Hair Covered
yes
Height
3-4 ft
Posture
erect
Hair Colour
brown
Movement
staying still
Later Movement
fled
Other Unusual Y/N
Yes
Describe Unsual
Two creatures not clearly seen, one estimated 3 feet, the other 4 feet.
Position when first seen
erect

Footprints

Set of Tracks
1
Greates Width
5.5
Stride in Inches Average
48
Estimated Age
4
Age Unit
days
Number of Tracks
3
Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
Yes
Material Tracks Made in
dirt
Remarks
Tracks just toes dug into a cut bank, grass above didn't show tracks.

Witness 1

Wildlife Familiarity
considerable
Sex
Male
Interviewer
Shaun Fleming, Grande Prairie Daily Herald
Interview date
OCT 03 1975
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
in truck
Moving Y/N
Yes
Position
seated
Making Noise Y/N
Yes
Closest horizontal distance
75 feet
Action on sighting
kept going
No of witnesses
1
Age
61 to 70

Witness 2

Interviewer
John Green
Interview date
OCT 1975
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
sasq. hunting
Track witnesses
1