Incident #991787
Riceville, Acadia Cty, Louisiana
Dec 1977
Account
Mike Richards, hunting coon at night near the Bayou Queue De Tortue about 3 miles east of Riceville, three times had glimpses of a tall black creature with eyes reflecting red in their lights. Once it jumped a 6-foot fence around a cattle enclosure.
When
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Louisiana
- County
- Acadia Cty
- Nearest Town
- Riceville
- Latitude
- 3005
- Longitude
- 9228
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Super Human Action
- Jumped 6-foot fence.
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
- Nearby Water
- ýriver
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Crowley, LA, Post-Signal, about Jan. 12, 1978, Bob Dailey and Harold Gonzales quoting Mike Richard, Riceville, LA.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- jumped
- Sound
- growl
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting