Incident #991821
Casar, Cleveland Cty, North Carolina
Jan 1979
Account
Driving on Hwy 10, Kay Price, Gaye Smith and Wanda Smith saw the creature standing by the road, did a U-turn and Gaye got out of the car and approached. The creature jumped up on the Cedar Park dam, and first crouched then stood up and turned to face her. The UFO Annual says it disappeared in a grove.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 15 1979
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
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
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
Weather and light
- Lighting
- direct sunlight
Source
- Source
- UFO Annual and Marcen Journal, Feb-Mar, 1979, quoting Charlotte, NC, News, Jan. 18, 1979, quoting Mrs. Kay Price and her younger sisters, Gaye, 18, and Wanda Smith.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Hair Shorter On
- face
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- jumpedýturnedýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in carýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- came backýchased