Incident #1001309
Calgary, Bearspaw, Alberta
Nov 1978
Account
Mother and son at home in Bearspaw, dog making a fuss, one or other (they both claim the honour) was first to see a black creature 6 or 7 feet tall walking towards the river, which was down a steep bank. It was about 200 yards away, but there was a strong smell, so it may have passed close to the house. Neither witness mentions what light there was to see something at that distance. It was not bright moonlight, as one witness mentions that it was snowing. They did not go out to look for footprints.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- 2 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Alberta
- County
- Bearspaw
- Nearest Town
- Calgary
- Direction from Town
- Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 12
- Population of Town
- 600000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 36
- Latitude
- 51081-
- Longitude
- 118180-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- high bank
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female and child
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Exact Terrain
- trail
- Slope
- level
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- fine material
- Snow Condition
- snowing
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- grass
Weather and light
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Tom Steenburg intv. with two anonymous witnesses,
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1987
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- SEP 1990
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Shoulder Shape
- sloped
- Head Profile
- flat on top
- Back of Head
- flat at back
- Forehead Shape
- sloped back
- Torso Front
- very wide
- Torso Shape
- widest at top
- Torso Side
- wide
- Abdomen
- no protrusion
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- South
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- ignored
- Describe Unsual
- Dog whimpered and barked.
- Anmals Present Y/N
- Yes
- Position when first seen
- erect
- Head Size
- medium
Witness
- Sex
- Both sexes
- Interviewer
- Tom Steenburg
- Interview date
- 1987
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Tape or Video
- Audio recording