Incident #991571
Jonesboro, Craighead Cty, Arkansas
May 1988
Account
Joe Cagle and Mack and Sheila Lanthrop were driving north on Hwy 226 near Jonesboro when something seemed to come from behind a nearby house and ran down the roadside ditch beside the car, then crossed the highway in three strides, leaped the ditch and fell on all fours, scrambled up and ran into nearby woods. It ran with its knees slightly bent. When it fell it looked back and one of its eyes shined. Scuff marks found later indicated strides of 6 to 7 feet. Lathrop said it had feathery looking fur along its legs.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 05 1988
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1988
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Craighead Cty
- Nearest Town
- Jonesboro
- Latitude
- 3548
- Longitude
- 9044
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Super Human Action
- Crossed road in three strides
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Jonesboro, AR, Sun, May 19, 1988, quoting Joe Cagle, Leachville, and his daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Mack Lanthrop, Batesville, AR. Also Northeast Arkansas Town Crier, Manilla, AR, May 24, 1988.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected, no colour stated
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- thin
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- glossy
- Hair Colour
- black
- Hair Longer on
- legs
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- turnedýcrossed view fieldýcrossed road
- Movement re observer
- maintaining distance
- Additional Movement
- jumpedýgot upýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Stride in Inches Average
- 78
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car