Incident #991029
Murphysboro, Jackson Ctg, Illinois
Jul 1973
Account
At 2 a.m. carnival ponies at Riverside Park acted frightened. Norris, Adkerson and Lavander walked around a truck and saw standing upright in the darkness a 300 to 400 pound hairy, light-colored creature about 8 feet tall. It was watching the animals, apparently curious. They went for help. An hour later Kimbal saw it, peering over bushes, watching the ponies. Right beside Big Muddy River.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 07 1973
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Illinois
- County
- Jackson Ctg
- Nearest Town
- Murphysboro
- Latitude
- 3746
- Longitude
- 8941
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- Near or/at
- work site
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 4
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- New York Times, Nov. 1, 1973, quoting Otis Norris, Ray Adkerson and Wesley Lavander.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- studiedýfled