Incident #991564
Leachville, Mississippi Cty, Arkansas
Feb 1978
Account
Larry Fullerton quoted that shortly after dusk on route 77 out of Leachville, a well-proportioned 8-foot creature covered with 6-inch hair ran in front of his truck for half a mile, on its hind legs, slowing or speeding as the truck did, at 35 to 40 miles an hour.
When
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Mississippi Cty
- Nearest Town
- Leachville
- Latitude
- 3557
- Longitude
- 9015
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Super Human Action
- Ran ahead of truck at 35 to 40 miles an hour
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Newport, AR, Independent, Feb. 23, 1978, "Weiner News" column, quoting Larry Fullerton, of Weiner.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- medium
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- ranýmaintained distance
- Speed
- very fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Action on sighting
- kept going