Incident #991567
Crossett, Ashley Cty, Arkansas
Jun 1978
Account
Mike Lofton, son of Mr. and Mrs. Sonny Lofton, was feeding his puppy, alone at their trailer home, when the dog whined. He looked up and saw a huge hair-covered creature with arms extended overhead and, he said, three long, beak-like claws. He ran inside and got a .22 rifle and shot it several times. It turned and went back into the woods, "toddling somewhat as a young baby would. Police found blood and hair. County Sheriff H.L. Phillips quoted as saying that a few monster sightings are reported annually, but they are no longer investigated.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 26 1978
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Ashley Cty
- Nearest Town
- Crossett
- Latitude
- 3308
- Longitude
- 9158
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Source
- Source
- Crossett, AR, News Observer, Jun 29, 1978, quoting Mike Lofton, 10.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turnedýentered woods
- Arms Action
- outstretched
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- approachedýfled from
- Evidence Left
- bloodýhair
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- fledýshot