Incident #991897
Rogers, Milam Cty, Texas
Jul 1978
Account
Near Ad Hall (not on map) Jeffrey Gelner was waiting for his grandfather, John J. Gelner who was combining in a maise field when he heard a growl behind him. He ran but looked back, saw a big brown hairy creature getting up off the ground. It ran across a road and down into the underbrush in a dry creek bed. John and Jeffrey had seen a half dozen 2-foot impressions, 5 feet apart, in the creek bed two days before, and more were found in the soil of the farm raod, 12 to 13 feet apart, where the creature ran.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 26 1978
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Texas
- County
- Milam Cty
- Nearest Town
- Rogers
- Latitude
- 3052
- Longitude
- 9708
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- farm field
- Tracks
- found previously
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Bryan-College Station, TX, Eagle, Jul. 29, 1978, quoting Jeffrey Gelner, 15, his grandfather, John J. Gelner and other family members.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- smooth
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- fled
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Sound
- growl
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- fled from
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- on all fours
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 22.0
- Greates Width
- 9.0
- Heel Width
- 7.5
- Stride in Inches Average
- 60
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Track Condition
- poor
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- farming
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled