Incident #991574
Jonesboro, Craighead Cty, Arkansas
May 1988
Account
Janna Bowen and Teresa Ryan were near Oak Grove Church on Hwy 349 at night, no time stated, when something black, hairy, tall and slender with long legs and arms leaped in front of the car, crossed the road and ditch and entered the woods. They did not see its eyes shine.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 17 1988
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1988
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Arkansas
- County
- Craighead Cty
- Nearest Town
- Jonesboro
- Latitude
- 3551
- Longitude
- 9045
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Jonesboro, AR, Sun, May 19, 1988, quoting Janna Bowen and Teresa Ryan.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- thin
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Legs
- long
- Movement
- jumping across
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýentered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- kept going