Incident #991065
Spraytown, Jackson Cty, Indiana
Apr 1981
Account
Witness went outside at 11 p.m., smelled dirty, moldy odor, saw creature, no less than 300 lbs., standing near a utility pole watching snow fall. He went to get others, but it had left. Next day three of them found footprints on a ridge behind the house. A plaster cast was made, but later broke.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 16 1981
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Spraytown
- Latitude
- 3902
- Longitude
- 8602
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 3
Setting
- Snow Condition
- snow
Source
- Source
- Tim Curry, quoting unnamed witness
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- ignored
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Second Colour
- brown
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.5
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Number of Toes
- 5
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly