Incident #991164
Mayville, Tuscola Cty, Michigan
Oct 1978
Account
Larry Dietz was returning from bow hunting stand when he saw a large object bent over in the field he was walking beside. It stood up and walked into the woods.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Tuscola Cty
- Nearest Town
- Mayville
- Latitude
- 4320
- Longitude
- 8321
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- meadow
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report, quoting Larry Raymond Dietz, 33, Mayville, MI.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýwatched observer
- Additional Movement
- walked awayýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied