Incident #991857
Joelton, Davidson Cty, Tennessee
Feb 1979
Account
Rusty Davis said he had seen a big thing that growled at him in the woods near his home, so Roger Davis, Steve Hunter and Gerry Yaney went with him to look, in bright moonlight with a few patches of snow on the hillside. When they saw it they ran, but Jerry looked back and got a good look. Next day Roger Davis and Steve Hunter went back and found several large footprints in snow and inside an old shed.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 03 1979
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Tennessee
- County
- Davidson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Joelton
- Latitude
- 3619
- Longitude
- 8658
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 4
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- hillside
- Snow Condition
- shallow patches
Weather and light
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
Source
- Source
- Nashville, TN, Banner, Feb. 6, 1979, quoting Roger Davis, 15, Steve Hunter, 6, Rusty Davis, 16, and Jerry Young, 15, of Joelton, TN.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Later Movement
- turnedýwalked away
- Sound
- growl
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 7.9
- Average Depth
- 1.75
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Tracks Went to
- empty building
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- come to see
- Action on sighting
- fled