Incident #991494
Solen, Sioux Cty, North Dakota
Sep 1977
Account
Information scattered in several stories. Chris Hiatow and his brother Mike were checking cattle in their pasture, which has a lot of draws filled with brush. They saw what looked like a big ape sitting on the side of hill watching them, 'bending back and forth, back and forth." After watching for several minutes they drove closer and it ran away into a draw, from which frightened cattle came running out.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- North Dakota
- County
- Sioux Cty
- Nearest Town
- Solen
- Latitude
- 4623
- Longitude
- 10048
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hillside
- Near or/at
- ravine
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Minnesota Archaeologist, May, 1978, quoting McLaughlin, SD, Messenger, Oct. 20, 1977 and Bonnie Lake article in Horizons, quoting Chris, 64, and Mike Howiatow, 57, Solen, ND, ranchers.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- swaying
- Later Movement
- watched observerýgot upýfled
- Reaction
- watchedýfled from
- Additional Movement
- went down slopeýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- ranchingýin truck
- Action on sighting
- studied