Incident #991557
Fouke, Miller Cty, Arkansas
Nov 1973
Account
Orvile Scroggins, his son and grandson were helping a cow deliver a calf when they heard cows bellowing, looked up and saw a 4-foot upright creature with long black hair waling in a field about 100 yards away. Several tracks reported found there later with "a span of about 5 1/2 inches in diameter" and 40 inches apart.
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early morning
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Miller Cty
- Nearest Town
- Fouke
- Latitude
- 3316
- Longitude
- 9148
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- farm field
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Little Rock, AR, Arkansas Gazette, Nov. 27, 1973, quoting Orville Scoggins, 67, his son and grandson
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 3-4 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Greates Width
- 5.5
- Stride in Inches Average
- 40
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- farmingýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards