Incident #991170
Augusta, Kalamazoo Cty, Michigan
Jan 1979
Account
Patrolling in the Beaver Pond area of Fort Custer Recreation Area, Bill Kosmider and Paul Uerling watched a creature moving away at an angle in the 6-foot marsh grass, visible above the grass almost as far down as the waist. They drove to head it off, butfailed to see it again. It appeared very heavily built, dark brown or black in colour, arms hanging at its sides.
When
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Kalamazoo Cty
- Nearest Town
- Augusta
- Latitude
- 4220
- Longitude
- 8521
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- marsh
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- pond
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report quoting Bill Kosmider, Augusta, MI, and State Trooper Paul Uerling, Wayland Post. Kosmider is deputy director of park management for Fort Custer Recreation Area.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied