Incident #991781
Melville, St. Landry Cty, Louisiana
Oct 1977
Account
Leonce Boudreaux said that when walking in the woods he heard noises in the brush then heavy breathing behind hinm, so he left the woods and walked along a fence row, but stopped under some trees when it started to rain. Scanning the treeline, he saw a reddish-brown, flat-faced, hairy creature 7 or 8 feet tall. It showed no sign of hostility, but he left.
When
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Louisiana
- County
- St. Landry Cty
- Nearest Town
- Melville
- Latitude
- 3041
- Longitude
- 9145
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- field
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Shrevport, LA, Journal, June 5, 1978, and Thronberrys' Bigfoot Bulletin, June, 1978, quoting Leonce Boudreax, Krotz Springs, LA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Expression
- curious
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Sound
- panting
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- studiedýdeparted slowly