Incident #991102
Edgewood, Delaware Cty, Iowa
Jan 1980
Account
Tim BuShaw and friend driving past an abandoned farm in a wooded area south of Edgewood, saw the creature climb a gate and come almost to the road before turning away.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 13 1980
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Delaware Cty
- Nearest Town
- Edgewood
- Latitude
- 4239
- Longitude
- 9124
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- farm field
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- The Waterloo, IA, Courier, Feb 24, 1980, sheriff quoting Tim BuShaw and friend.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Hair Longer on
- head
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- turnedýwalked away
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- kept going