Incident #991139
Grayling, Crawford Cty, Michigan
Aug 1976
Account
Two reservists sleeping in armored personnel carrier at 2 a.m. on maneuvers near Kyle Lake, awakened by pounding on outside, raised hatch and saw an 8-foot animal, which continued pounding and also climbed over the vehicle several times. Military police later and found what was taken to be the same animal near he lake, eyes were about 6 inches apart. Other vehicles were also pounded on, over a period of about two hours. Later police check found no evidence.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 21 1976
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Crawford Cty
- Nearest Town
- Grayling
- Latitude
- 4440
- Longitude
- 8442
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- occupied machine
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plateau
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Gaylor, MI, Herald Times, Aug 26, 1976. Also Crawford Cty complaint report, Aug 21, 1976, and Wayne King notes--quoting unnamed army reservists, 238th Cavalry Squadron, Indiana Base Unti.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- handled something
- Aggressive To
- vehicle
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- vehicle
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- stayed still