Incident #991883
Terrel, Kaufman Cty, Texas
1774
Account
Unnamed fireman was riding near Hwy 429 between Terrel and Lake Tawakoni looking for lost cattle, in very heavy rain, horse spooked by something coming out of a nearby gulley, moved very fast into trees, but only 30 feet away. Rain interfered with vision, but creature was as tall as he was while on horseback, and extremely wide. It hadn't much of a neck, but did turn its head and look back.
When
- Year
- 1774
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Texas
- County
- Kaufman Cty
- Nearest Town
- Terrel
- Latitude
- 3247
- Longitude
- 9611
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Texas Bigfoot Bulletin, Dec. 1978, quoting a fireman from Garland, TX.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- turnedýwatched observerýentered woods
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- ranching
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled