Incident #991817
Casar, Cleveland Cty, North Carolina
1978
Account
Minnie Cook heard her dog barking fiercely, went to the front of her house and saw the creature standing at the edge of the woods. It stood looking at her and her dog for about 10 minutes. No size is mentioned, but UFO Annual states that her description agrees with Taylor Falls' 1816.
When
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- North Carolina
- County
- Cleveland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Casar
- Latitude
- 3530
- Longitude
- 8138
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
Weather and light
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
Source
- Source
- UFO Annual and Gastonia, NC, Gazette, Jan. 21, 1979, quoting Minnie Cook, 88, Casar or perhaps Toluca, NC
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- glossy
- Hair Colour
- black
- Nose
- no snout
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Human Contact
- watch
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied