Incident #991520
Benton, Grant Cty, Wisconsin
Aug 1970
Account
About 15 residents of Benton said to have seen a white apelike 300-lb. 7-ft. creature with claws and pink eyes. Mrs. Claude Trickle, Robert Dixon and Jerry Adams only witnesses named. Entry combines elements from Dixon and Trickle accounts.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 30 1970
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Grant Cty
- Nearest Town
- Benton
- Latitude
- 4234
- Longitude
- 9022
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Source
- Source
- Dubuque, Iowa, Telegraph-Herald, Sep. 3, 1970, quoting Mrs. Claude Trickle, Benton, WI, Robert Dixon, 12, Jerry Adams and others.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- white
Witness
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- chased