Incident #991868
Benbrook, Tarrant Cty, Texas
Mar 1973
Account
Mark Fricke was listening to the radio, sitting at the shore of Lake Benbrook, when he heard a loud growl behind him, got back in his car and aimed the headlights in the direction of the sound, and saw about 30 feet away a black biped between 6 and 7.5 feet tall.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 09 1973
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Texas
- County
- Tarrant Cty
- Nearest Town
- Benbrook
- Latitude
- 3238
- Longitude
- 9728
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Fort Worth, TX, Star-Telegram, Mar. 10, 1973, quoting Mark Fricke, 19, security policeman at Carswell Air Force Base.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Sound
- growl
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on footýin car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet