Incident #991851
Flintville, Lincoln Cty, Tennessee
Apr 1976
Account
Gary Presley, 4, went out the back door after supper. His mother, Jennie Robertson, heard him cry out, rushed out and saw a huge figure coming around the corner of the house. It reached a long arm toward Gary and came a few inches from him before she could grab him back inside. Melvin Robertson and their neighbour Houston Smith had seen it several times before. 1852
When
- Observation Date
- APR 12 1976
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Tennessee
- County
- Lincoln Cty
- Nearest Town
- Flintville
- Latitude
- 3505
- Longitude
- 8626
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female and child
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
Source
- Source
- The Elk Valley Times, Fayetteville, TN, Apr. 15, 1976, and The Star, May 18, 1976, quoting Jennie Robertson and her son Gary Presley, 4, Melvin Robertson and Houston Smith.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- approachedýgestured
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shoutedýother