Incident #991556
Pine Bluff, Jefferson Cty, Arkansas
May 1973
Account
Sandra, Jessie, Ricky and Sandra were parked at a dumping pit off Gravel Pit Road waiting out heavy rain about 7.30 p.m. when Sandra saw a vast, dark hairy creature looking through the back windshield with glowing red eyes. Others heard crunching gravel, and a sound like a woman's scream followed by a bearlike growl, then saw the creature as they fled. They reported seeing it again crossing Hwy 104, saw it again in a wooded area near Ricky's house off 104, and a fourth time crossing behind their car as they were driving on Hwy 270, all within three or four hours. Next day Ricky found a track at the dumping pit 4 inches longer than his size 10 boot. Caney Creek connects the dump and Ricky's home, which are 7 miles apart by road but separated by a 100-acre wooded area.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Jefferson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Pine Bluff
- Latitude
- 3414
- Longitude
- 9201
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- garbage dump
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 4
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Pine Bluff, AR, Commercial, June 14, 1973, quoting Sandra, 13, Jessie, 19, Ricky, 17 and Gail, 16. (Or Gail might be 13 and Sandra 16)
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýmaintained distance
- Sound
- screamýgrowl
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- ran after
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Number of Tracks
- 1
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled