Incident #991521
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson Cty, Wisconsin
1962
Account
Farm woman reported to David Gjetson that an 8-foot animal with long black hair had wandered around her farm. A few weeks later she called to say that it was back and had rattled the farmhouse door, then went to a shed and swatted a horse, leaving a 30-inch gash. It then crossed the garden, leaving tracks 'larger than one foot..
When
- Year
- 1962
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Jefferson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fort Atkinson
- Latitude
- 4256
- Longitude
- 9022
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- farm field
- Near or/at
- occupied building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Source
- Source
- Milwaukee, WI, Journal, Sep. 5, 1985 quoting David Gjetson, Dept. of Natural Resources, quoting farm woman.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- handled something
- Aggressive To
- horse
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- animal
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home