Incident #991688
Nobleton, Hernando Cty, Florida
May 1977
Account
Terrance Craigsmith and Robert Merrit saw dogs fighting with a large upright creature in the yard. Duane and Ramona Hibner investigated and found tracks in the woods next the house. Location is on the Withlacoochee River.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 13 1977
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Hernando Cty
- Nearest Town
- Nobleton
- Latitude
- 2839
- Longitude
- 8216
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found later
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- Ramona Hibner quoting Terrance Craigsmith and Robert Merritt, Nobleton, FL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- fighting
- Aggressive To
- dogs
- Object Handled
- animal
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 13.0
- Greates Width
- 6.0
- Tracks Went to
- trees
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- close