Incident #991059
Bluffton, Wells Cty, Indiana
1979
Account
Witness driving on Indiana 316 in Ouabache State Recreation Area, saw eyes reflecting red then approached 7-foot creature standing at the roadside near a pine tree. Got out of car and walked to within 15 feet, when it turned and walked swiftly into the bush.
When
- Year
- 1979
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Wells Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bluffton
- Latitude
- 4045
- Longitude
- 8510
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- tree
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Ft. Wayne, IN, News-Sentinel, May 20, 1987, quoting letter to Art Kapa.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Shoulders
- wide
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turnedýwalked awayýentered woods
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in carýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- approachedýstudied