Incident #991088
Oskaloosa, Mahaska Ctky, Iowa
Dec 1977
Account
Theresa McGee went to sweek snow off the sidewalk in front of her home and the creature jumped out of the shadow of an evergreen tree. She shouted and ran in the house. Woods lead from her house to the Skunk River.
When
- Observation Date
- DEC 19 1977
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Mahaska Ctky
- Nearest Town
- Oskaloosa
- Latitude
- 4118
- Longitude
- 9237
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- occupied building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Nearby Water
- river
- Snow Condition
- shallow new
Source
- Source
- Oskaloosa, IA, Herald, Dec 21, 1977, quoting Theresa McGee.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- jumping
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- outstretched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- shoutedýfled