Incident #992088
Potosi, Washington Cty, Missouri
1956 to 1957
Account
Playing hide and seek, Ed Horton went to hide in an old corn crib in a field. Heard heavy breathing behind him, saw huge manlike creature covered with hair and smelling like a hog pen standing behind him. He fled.
When
- Year
- 1956 to 1957
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Missouri
- County
- Washington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Potosi
- Latitude
- 3805
- Longitude
- 9045
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- empty building
- Near or/at
- field
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- deep shadow
Source
- Source
- BFRO from Ed Horton CIA about incident when he was 11 or 12
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Sound
- panting
- Odour
- strong
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled