Incident #991187
Yale, St. Clair Cty, Michigan
Nov 1981
Account
Tina Barone said that when she and her sister Roxanne, 12, went to the barn to feed their animils she had to cross the dark building to switch on a light. As she reached for it she felt a mass of matted fur, looked up and saw the head of a creature covered with shaggy hair, staring at her with red eyes. She told Roxanne to retreat quietly, and both then ran to the house. The animal ran the other way.
When
- Observation Date
- NOV 20 1981
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- St. Clair Cty
- Nearest Town
- Yale
- Latitude
- 4308
- Longitude
- 8247
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- empty building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Weather and light
- Lighting
- no obvious light
Source
- Source
- Wayne King report. Also Flint, MI, Journal, Nov 22, 1981, and others, quoting Cindy Barone, 13, Jyale, MI.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- inside building
- Closest horizontal distance
- contact
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly