Incident #991171
Comins, Oscoda Cty, Michigan
May 1979
Account
Picking mushrooms in a wooded valley 4 miles West of Cummings, Ned Ellis looked up and saw two creatures watching him from 200 feet away. He estimated one at 8 or 9 feet and 700 or 800 pounds, the other at 6.5 to 7 feet, and about 500 pounds. The smaller one had breasts.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Oscoda Cty
- Nearest Town
- Comins
- Latitude
- 4449
- Longitude
- 8402
What was seen
- Individuals
- male and female (large)
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report quoting Ned Ellis, 75, Mio, MI.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýwalked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studiedýfled