Incident #295
Colorado
about 1881
When
- Year
- about 1881
Where
- State / province
- Colorado
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- work site
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Treasure Tales of the Rockies, by Percy Eberhart. Tim Church statesinformation taken from Leadville, CO, Chronicle about 1881.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- medium
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Arms
- long
- Later Movement
- got up, watched observer
- Arms Action
- outstretched
- Arms Used
- for beckoning
- Sound
- other
- Reaction
- watched
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Additional Movement
- gestured, made a noise
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Action on sighting
- fled