Incident #991509
Watertown, Codington Cty, South Dakota
Oct 1979
Account
Man and wife said they were driving on Hwy 81 six miles north of Watertown when they saw a creature about 5 feet high at an abandoned farmstead, sitting with its legs spread apparently eating grain.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 22 1979
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- South Dakota
- County
- Codington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Watertown
- Latitude
- 4454
- Longitude
- 9706
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- field
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Source
- Source
- Rochester, MN, Post Bulletin, Oct. 24, 1979, quoting unnamed man and wife
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5 ft
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Eating
- other
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car