Incident #991852
Flintville, Lincoln Cty, Tennessee
1976
Account
Combined entry to record information from several sightings referred to by Melvin Roberson and Houston Smith, but with few specifics. Smith told the Star he had been seeing the creature around the woods for 3 years. Robertson said he had seen it four times, once at twilight while he was cutting wood, but usually it was seen at night.
When
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
- 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
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- The Elk Valley Times, Fayetteville, TN, Apr. 15, 1976, and The Star, May 18, 1976, quoting Melvin Robertson and Houston Smith, Flintville, TN.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- black
- Sound
- pantingýscream
- Second Colour
- brown
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- work outdoors
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards