Incident #991273
Cannon Ball, Sioux Cty, North Dakota
Sep 1977
Account
Paul Monzelowski and son tending farm on north side of Cannonball River, saw big, black animal on south side of river that ran faster than a man could run, on its hind legs, going downstream (east) then crossing to the north side and entering thick brush. Monzelowski said other people watching from the south side saw it 'running up the brush' after crossing to the north side. May be Monzelowsky.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 18 1977
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- North Dakota
- County
- Sioux Cty
- Nearest Town
- Cannon Ball
- Latitude
- 4624
- Longitude
- 10036
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Near or/at
- water
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Bismark, ND, Tribune, Sep. 22, 1977, quoting Paul Monzelowski and son.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- crossed view fieldýentered woods
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Water Activity
- wade inýwade out
- Use of Water
- travel
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- farming
- Closest horizontal distance
- a long way
- Action on sighting
- studied