Incident #991728
Boston, Thomas Cty, Georgia
about 1951
Account
Rebecca Leinberg went outside because dogs were barking and saw a giant hairy animal cornered by them on the front porch. Her husband shot at it and it ran off.
When
- Year
- about 1951
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Georgia
- County
- Thomas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Boston
- Latitude
- 3046
- Longitude
- 8347
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Ramona Hibner quoting Mrs. Rebecca Leinberg, Valdasta, GA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- fighting
- Later Movement
- fled
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shot