Incident #991699
Oneco, Manatee Cty, Florida
Aug 1977
Account
Frank Luke, Grant Prince and Tony Dault were playing cards in Prince's trailer at 2 a.m. when they smelled a skunk-sewer smell, looked out the window and saw two shiny green eyes. The creature left the window and the boys rushed outside and saw it running down Cathy Avenue.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 01 1977
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Florida
- County
- Manatee Cty
- Nearest Town
- Oneco
- Latitude
- 2727
- Longitude
- 8233
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- Near or/at
- occupied building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- river
Source
- Source
- Bradenton, FL, Herald, Aug. 1, 1977, and Sarasota, FL, Herald-Tribune, Aug. 2, 1977, quoting Grant Prince, Frank Luke and Tony Dault, teenagers, Westwinds Mobile Village, Oneco, FL.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected green
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- approached