Incident #159
Rio Dell, Humboldt Cty, California
about 1950
When
- Year
- about 1950
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Rio Dell
- Latitude
- 4030
- Longitude
- 12405
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- meadow
- Near or/at
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Barbara Chase, 20 N.W. 21st, Miami, letter to Ivan Sanderson, Nov. 21,1959.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Sound
- growl
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Action on sighting
- fled