Incident #1001392
Bonita, Graham Cty, Arizona
about 1948
Account
Rancher reported that while riding on his ranch in the lower foothills of Mount Graham he had seen a large, dark brown, furry creature walking upright. When it saw him it turned and ran uphill tp a steep, tree-lined canyon. He was ridiculed, but stuck to his story, insisting it was not a bear.
When
- Year
- about 1948
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Arizona
- County
- Graham Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bonita
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 5
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 45
- Latitude
- 3238--
- Longitude
- 10954--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- canyon
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 2nd person
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
- Slope Faced
- Southwest
- Cover
- spotty
- Tree size
- small
- Tree type
- mixed
- Undergrowth type
- soft vegetation
- Species
- juniper, scrub oak
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators, from Jack Andrews quoting Safford,
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- SEP 1, 1998
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 2
- Jwg file date
- NOV 1998
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- turned, ran, went up slope
- Reaction
- fled from
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Interviewer
- woman, who was interviewed by Jack Andrews <[email protected]>
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- horseback, ranching
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- No of witnesses
- 1