Incident #991026
Enfield, White Cty, Illinois
Apr 1973
Account
Henry McDaniel, a disabled war veteran, reported that a hairy creature scratched on his door. Newspaper calls this the first report of the "Enfield monster." McDaniel also claimed to have seen it on a railroad track near his home on May 6.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 25 1973
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
Where
- State / province
- Illinois
- County
- White Cty
- Nearest Town
- Enfield
- Latitude
- 3806
- Longitude
- 8821
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Robinson, IL, Daily News, May 12, 1973, quoting Henry McDaniel
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Aggressive To
- building
- Object Handled
- building
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- close