Incident #991681
Delray Beach, Palm Beach Cty, Florida
Feb 1977
Account
John Street quotes the superintendent of a golf course west of Delray Beach, that he saw a 7-foot, shaggy haired creature down drinking water from a lake near the second tee. He turned his lights on the creature and it looked at the truck and lumbered slowly to dense woods 200 yards away. He indicated that its shoulders were 3.5 feet wide, and gave an artist a description that resulted in a drawing with no neck. There were at least three other reports in the same area and time period.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 09 1977
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Palm Beach Cty
- Nearest Town
- Delray Beach
- Latitude
- 2628
- Longitude
- 8007
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- lake
- Near or/at
- field
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
- Nearby Water
- small lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Miami, FL, News, Feb. 18, 1977, quoting County Animal Regulation Director John Street quoting a golf course superintendent. Also Palm Beach Post, Feb. 11, 1977.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- drinking
- Later Movement
- watched observerýgot upýwalked away
- Odour
- strong
- Water Activity
- beside water
- Use of Water
- drink
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- on all fours
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Action on sighting
- studied