Incident #991270
Lincoln, Lancaster Cty, Nebraska
1980
Account
Unnamed motorcyclist said creature ran across the street near 26th and Fairfield in north Lincoln, so close he had to swerve to avoid hitting it. Salt Creek is nearby. Site is at edge of town, but factories and houses are not far away.
When
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- summer
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Nebraska
- County
- Lancaster Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lincoln
- Latitude
- 4049
- Longitude
- 9641
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- creek
Source
- Source
- Asssociated Press story from Lincoln, Nebraska, quoting unidentified motorcyclist. Added info from investigator David Hula.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- running
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- kept going