Incident #991183
Moorestown, Missaukee Cty, Michigan
Jul 1981
Account
Driving on Vandermullen Rd about 10 a.m., Leonard Cusenze saw what he thought was a large black bear crouched in long grass by the road. It stood on two legs, looked at him and walked to the center of the road, then, still looking at him, turned around and took two long steps back towards where it had come from. As he got within 30 yards it jumped and bounded into heavier brush and woods. Creature's head was rounded, and ears stuck up a bit above it. Legs and arms very heavy and powerful.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Missaukee Cty
- Nearest Town
- Moorestown
- Latitude
- 4428
- Longitude
- 8500
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report quoting Leonard Cusenza, 21, West Branch, MI.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- short
- Hair Colour
- black
- Nose
- no snout
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýcrossed view fieldýturned around
- Reaction
- fled from
- Additional Movement
- jumpedýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- kept going