Incident #498
Willow Creek, Humboldt Cty, California
late 1940's
When
- Year
- late 1940's
- Time of Day
- afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Humboldt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Willow Creek
- Latitude
- 4100
- Longitude
- 12340
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- livestock
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 30, 1999, Steve Schmidt quoting DarleneMesunas, proprietor of Granny's Snack Shack in Willow Creek, Cal.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Odour
- strong
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Action on sighting
- fled