Incident #991805
Tunica, Tunica Cty, Mississippi
Mar 1979
Account
Two sightings covered: On March 8 Tom, Jeanette and Rodney Goff heard a ruckus and smelled a foul odour. About 2 a.m. next night they heard a dog howling and spotted a 7 to 8-foot creature running around the house and back to the levee on Flower Lake. Two nights later the noise started again, Tom, Rodney and a friend went out the back when the creature was at the front. Coming around the corner Rodney shot it with a .22, it ran behind a hedge. Later that night it came back and pushed on the front door, shattering the frame. Then it left. Numerous tracks found next morning, 16 to 18 inches. Blood just some flecks.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 09 1979
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Mississippi
- County
- Tunica Cty
- Nearest Town
- Tunica
- Latitude
- 3442
- Longitude
- 9023
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
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Nearby Water
- lake
Source
- Source
- Tunica, MS, Times-Democrat, Mar. 15, 1979, quoting Tom and Jeanette Goff and son Rodney.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- returned
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Aggressive To
- front door
- Object Handled
- building
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
- Evidence Left
- footprintsýblood
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Average Depth
- 0.50
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shot