Incident #991809
Morgantown, Burke Cty, North Carolina
May 1974
Account
John Bamburg was camping in the South Mountains. After dinner his dog began whining and cowering, he looke around and saw creature at the edge of the clearing. When it started to leave he shot it and it ran into the woods.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1974
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- North Carolina
- County
- Burke Cty
- Nearest Town
- Morgantown
- Latitude
- 3537
- Longitude
- 8142
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- fire
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- John Bamburg, 3145 Maury St., Charlotte, NC 28208, 704-392-2903, phone call to John Green and Gordon Strasenburgh interview.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turnedýwalked away
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- approachedýfled from
- Additional Movement
- made a noiseýfledýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýshot