Incident #991155
Mason, Ingham Cty, Michigan
Apr 1978
Account
Kenneth Rogers, John Henrich and Ron Lather told deputies that at they saw an 8-foot, black creature near the nature trail sign in Rayner Park, next to the Mason fairgrounds.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 30 1978
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Ingham Cty
- Nearest Town
- Mason
- Latitude
- 4235
- Longitude
- 8426
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- park
- Near or/at
- trail
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Ingham County Sheriff's Dept. report, Apr 30, 1978, and Wayne King intv., quoting Kenneth Wayne Rogers, 15, John Henrich, 15, and Ron Lather, 15, all of Mason, MI.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected green
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled