Incident #1001374
Coleman, Livingstone Riv, Alberta
Aug 1996
Account
Bruce Adlington, camped at Livingstone Falls Recreation Area, on Hwy 940, walked his dog up a bank by the Livingstone River about 9 a.m. At the top he heard a strange noise, continuous calling like a bear cub in distress, and then saw about 400 yards West, on the far side of a meadow across the road, a black, hair-covered creature over 6 feet tall running easily, but very quickly along the edge of the trees. It did not notice him, and ran on South until after about 15 seconds it disappeared in the trees. Lower legs not visible because of bushes. Arms did not swing. No details of shape apparent. It made the sound as long as it was in sight.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 04 1996
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1996
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Alberta
- County
- Livingstone Riv
- Nearest Town
- Coleman
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 27
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 50
- Latitude
- 5001--
- Longitude
- 114250-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
- Super Human Action
- Moved too fast and effortlessly for a man
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine, valley
- Exact Terrain
- meadow
- Slope
- valley bottom
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- a long way
- Substratum
- alpine meadow
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- medium
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- moderate
- Species
- pine, spruce
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 4
Source
- Source
- Bruce Adlington, no address, interviewed by Tom St
- Source Type
- colleague
- Source Date
- 1996
- Source reliability
- 6
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- 1996
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- running
- Direction
- South
- Later Movement
- made a noise, crossed view field
- Speed
- fast
- Running Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Sound
- other
- Reaction
- did not see
- Describe Unsual
- Sound was continuous throughout sighting, described as like a bear cub calling for its mother.
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- Tom Steenburg
- Interview date
- SEP 1996
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping, outside on foot
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- studied
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 21 to 30