Incident #991044
Sylvania, Parke Cty, Indiana
Sep 1972
Account
Farmers reported hairy monster killed two coon dogs and a pig by slashing them across the stomach. Location near the Parke County border with Fountain County. Fate Magazine apparently gave the date as 1966. (I have only a typed copy)
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 20 1972
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1972
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Parke Cty
- Nearest Town
- Sylvania
- Latitude
- 3955
- Longitude
- 8715
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
Source
- Source
- Fate Magazine, Aug. 1973?, quoting Sheriff Gary Cooper, Parke Cty., IN., and unidentified Jerome Clark article.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 10 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Aggressive To
- animals
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 21.0
Witness
- Observer Was
- farming