Incident #1001448
Susanville, Lassen Ctyk, California
about 1990
Account
Returning to hunting camp at Bridge Creek after trip to Susanville with father-in-law, turned off Hwy 44 on Pittville Road and about a mile from the creek saw a creature walking away and looking back at him over his left shoulder. It was medium brown, about 8 feet tall, with long arms swinging It was in a clearing between the road and the tree line, right where a dirt road turns off to the south, to McCoy Flat Reservoir. Several searched for tracks next morning, but the ground was too rocky.
When
- Year
- about 1990
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- evening (light)
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Lassen Ctyk
- Nearest Town
- Susanville
- Direction from Town
- West Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 17
- Population of Town
- 7000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 59
- Latitude
- 403029
- Longitude
- 1205647
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- road
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- ground too hard
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- clearing
- Slope
- easy
- Nearby Water
- creek, swamp
- Distance to Water
- over half mile
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- pine, fir
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Bruce Reich
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- OCT 29 1998
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- watched observer, walked away
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Wildlife Familiarity
- considerable
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- No of witnesses
- 2