Incident #991053
Elwood, Madison Cty, Indiana
Aug 1977
Account
Driving on County Road 1100 N, saw 10-foot creature walking on county landfill. Slowed car and turned on bright lights, it hurried off.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 07 1977
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Madison Cty
- Nearest Town
- Elwood
- Latitude
- 4016
- Longitude
- 85508931
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- garbage dump
- Near or/at
- road
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Anderson, IN, Herald, Aug. 11, 1977, quoting state police quoting Mrs. Melinda Chestnut, Elwood, IL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 10 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- ranýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car