Incident #991159
Fowlerville, Livingston Cty, Michigan
Aug 1978
Account
Gerry Allen Browning went outside at 1.10 a.m. to see why one of his calves was bellowing. Dog went off as if on a scent and then came running back. Browning heard a loud thrashing in the brush and grunting, turned and saw sasquatch approaching. He fired three shots at it with a .22 but doubts that it was hit. Then he ran to his home and called the sheriff.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 17 1978
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Livingston Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fowlerville
- Latitude
- 4240
- Longitude
- 8404
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- Yes
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report and Lansing, MI, State Journal, Aug 18, 1978, quoting Gerry Allen Browning, 27, of Fowlerville, MI.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- approached
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Sound
- grunt
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- shotýfled