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Incident #991217

Vergas, Otter Tail Cty, Minnesota

Oct 1969

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Month
Oct
Year
1969
Season
fall
Time of Day
night
Duration
brief

Where

State / province
Minnesota
County
Otter Tail Cty
Nearest Town
Vergas
Latitude
4639
Longitude
9548

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
rural
First Seen
in
Terrain Object
road
Near or/at
ditch
Multiple Sightings Y/N
Yes

Witnesses

No. of Witnesses
1
Witness(es) Sex
Male

Setting

Terrain
plain

Weather and light

Lighting
headlights

Source

Source
Ken Zitzow, Vergas Minnesota, quoted in letter from Mike Quast, also in The Sasquatch in Minnesota, 1996.

Creature description

Hair Covered
yes
Height
7-8 ft
Build
heavy
Posture
erect
Hair Colour
black
Movement
jumping up
Later Movement
gesturedýhandled something
Movement re observer
across observer front
Aggressive To
vehicle
Arms Action
outstretchedýstriking
Arms Used
for hitting
Object Handled
vehicle
Reaction
ran atýfled from
Additional Movement
disappeared
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
in car
Closest horizontal distance
contact
Action on sighting
kept going