Incident #1001399
Elkwater, Cypress Hills, Alberta
Date unknown
Account
Fishing in Spruce Coulee reservoir, saw a 7 to 8-foot creature bound out of the trees and start walking along the shoreline. Called partner who also saw it. Red brown, 50 to 100 yards away. Cloud rolled in, and when they could not see it they fled in car.
When
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Alberta
- County
- Cypress Hills
- Nearest Town
- Elkwater
- Latitude
- 4930--
- Longitude
- 11005--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- hill, valley
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Nearby Water
- lake
- Distance to Water
- close
- Substratum
- gravel
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- none
- Species
- spruce, poplar, pine
Weather and light
- Clarity
- fog
- Humidity
- high
- Lighting
- heavy cloud
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- confidential
- Source Type
- internet
- Source reliability
- 4
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1998
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- stopped still, watched observer
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Describe Unsual
- Creature "came bounding out of the trees, but then walked along the shoreline, stopped and looked at the observer.
- Position when first seen
- erect