Year: 1963
\nMonth: September
\nDay of Month (number only – e.g. 16): Mid September
\nTime of Day: 11 AM
\nCounty: Alaska Fairbanks
\nConditions:<\/p>\n
Terrain Description: Heavy timber to thick scrub brush
\nLighting Conditions: SUNNY
\nNearest Town or Landmark: nearest town was Fairbanks AK and nearest landmark was north end of Birch lake Description of Encounter Area: we were walking down a very poor dirt road which was turning into a trail that moose were using.There was heavy timber on our right side which led to the lake about a quarter mile away.On the left there was some very thick scrub birch and assorted swamp vegetation We were coming down from the west heading east.the air was crip and cool the ground was slightly frozen and the sun was filtering through the trees.
\nAre There Food and\/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): There was the lake on our
\nright and a large variety of small game and a good variety of large game in the area
\nWitness Overview:<\/p>\n
Occupation\/Background: At present I am retired but at the time of the sighting I was in the military
\nstationed at Eielson AFB And I was working Crash rescue doing 24hour shifts on an24 off
\nEncounter::<\/p>\n
Number of Witnesses: 2 myself and a fellow firefighter
\nLength of Observation: 5 Minutes
\nAnimal Description: ALMOST APPEARED TOP HEAVY LARGE CHEST LEGS KIND OF BOWED ARMS
\nMUSCULAR
\nAprox. Height: 6FT
\nAprox. Weight: 250 LBS
\nHead\/Facial Description: HEAD SEEMED SMALL IN PROPORTION TO BODY AND FACE WAS TO DARK TO MAKE YOU THINK OF A HUMAN
\nAny Odor? If so, Description: pungent MUSTY ANIMAL SMELL
\nVocalizations Heard?: Some muffled grunts
\nPhysical Evidence?\u00a0 Tracks
\nWe were walking down this trail when we both noticed this what we thought was a person standing in the shadows about 50 yds ahead of us.All we could see was a human shaped dark spot next to a few trees.As we continued on we both felt a bit edgy because this thing was getting to be a bit too big and it was starting to look more like a gorilla but you could tell it wasnt. It wasnt gigantic but surely it was at least a very well proportioned six feet tall.As we got to be closer maybe a 100 feet it turned slightly and faced us but it wasnt a threatening stare,but it sure made you think of which way do you run .He kind of looked us over and very smoothly walked into the thick brush very quietly.You could hear something but it was much quieter than I could do,We approached where he was and we smelled this pungent animal odor.The noise in the woods stopped and then started up again which we figured he was coming back so we both decided to make tracks bacc to th car which felt like it was parked a pretty good distance away
\nReturn contact for witness no longer valid, closing as historial given age of report
\nCollected Evidence:<\/p>\n
Tracks
\nAssigned Investigator:<\/p>\n
Mike Humphrey
\nPriority Level::
\nHistorical – Over 10 Years<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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