Incident #991930
DeWitt, Dinwiddie Cty, Virginia
Feb 1981
Account
Staking out an area by Hwy 1 where he had seen tracks in the past, George Proctor shone a spotlight around at about 2 a.m. and saw a creature standing at the edge of the trees 350 to 400 feet away. It stood still beside a large oak tree for 45 seconds, then turned and walked along the edge of the woods, for 50 to 75 yards, Then turned and walked into the woods, giving a sharp bark as it left.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 01 1981
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- minute
Where
- State / province
- Virginia
- County
- Dinwiddie Cty
- Nearest Town
- DeWitt
- Latitude
- 3702
- Longitude
- 7739
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- field
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- ground too hard
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- spotlight
Source
- Source
- George Andrew Proctor Jr.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Height
- large
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýwalked awayýentered woods
- Arms Action
- hangingýswinging
- Sound
- other
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied