Incident #991060
Martin Cty, Indiana
late 1970's
Account
William Tharp Jr., an employee of Martin County Highway Dept., says has seen sasquatch three times. Once it grabbed his sister by the arm (1054) and once he fired at it with a 16-guage shotgun. It moaned and ran into the woods. In Hoosier National Forest, apparently.
When
- Year
- late 1970's
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Martin Cty
- Latitude
- 3903
- Longitude
- 8626
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
Source
- Source
- William Tharp Jr., reported in the Indianapolis Star, Aug 10, 1979.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýentered woods
- Sound
- other
- Reaction
- fled from
- Second Colour
- grey
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Action on sighting
- shot