Incident #991087
Ocheyedan, Osceola Cty, Iowa
Aug 1976
Account
Dan Radunz riding with father to their farm, about 9.30 a.m., 3.5 miles south of Ocheyedan, beside the Ocheykedan River he got a back view of a bipedal creature wilth an oval shaped head, standing with its arms raised as if drinking from its hands. Did not tell anyone until family questioned him why he was acting strangely. Next day with his mother and a friend, Dwight Glade, went back and found footprints on the riverbank. Sheriff Bob Roelfs and deputy Bill Koopman saw the tracks but were noncommital.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 22 1976
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Osceola Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ocheyedan
- Latitude
- 4325
- Longitude
- 9532
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Sibley, IA, Tribune, Aug 26, 1976, and Sioux City Journal, Aug 28, quoting Dan Radunz, 13, Ocheyedan, Iowa.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Arms Used
- other
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- drink
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Heel Width
- narrow
- Average Depth
- 0.75
- Stride in Inches Average
- 72
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Foot Shape
- wedge-shape
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- kept going