Incident #991101
Minburn, Dallas Cty, Iowa
Nov 1979
Account
Larry Wilson's dogs were barking and he could hear raspy, heavy, rhythmic breathing. He looked out upstairs window and saw creature pass under a yard light. With o;thers, he found 12 to 13-inch tracks in frost covered grass. Location is in Raccoon River valley 2 miles north of Iowa Hwy 44.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 15 1979
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- 2 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Dallas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Minburn
- Latitude
- 4146
- Longitude
- 9402
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
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- yard light
Source
- Source
- Des Moines, IA, Register, Nov 16, 1979, quoting deputy quoting Larry Wilson, Minburn, IA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Sound
- grunt
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 12.5
- Stride in Inches Average
- 48
- Track Condition
- poor
- Material Tracks Made in
- frozen ground
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- stayed still