Incident #991178
Tuscola Cty, Michigan
1980
Account
Woman said she and her husband were watching TV in their home in the Cass River region of Tuscola County when they twice heard "a terrible howling scream." They looked out in the yard and saw a massive, dark upright creature walk under their mercury vapor light, heading for the dense woods behind the house. As it disappeared they heard another scream.
When
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Tuscola Cty
- Latitude
- 4320
- Longitude
- 8320
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- yard light
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report, quoting unidentified woman who phoned the King home.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Sound
- scream
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- studied