Incident #991825
Shelby, Cleveland Cty, North Carolina
Sep 1981
Account
Robert Hunt saw creature as he was walking to his home in Swainsville (not on road map) He ran home and got a shotgun. His mother, Mrs. Gene Hunt, watched him cross the road and shoot at it. It started towards him, then turned and went off, dragging one leg.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 15 1981
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- North Carolina
- County
- Cleveland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Shelby
- Latitude
- 3519
- Longitude
- 8133
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Source
- Source
- Shelby, NC, Daily Star, Sep. 16, 1981, quoting Mrs. Gene Hunt and son Robert, 14.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Later Movement
- approachedýturnedýwalked away
- Reaction
- approachedýfled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- fledýshot