Incident #992197
Raynham, Bristol Cty, Massachusetts
1973
Account
Officer Machedo told Loren Coleman of a series of events beginning when a woman saw tall, furry, manlike creature cross Elm Street near Bridge Street northeast of Raynham near Hockomock Swamp. Then a night guard at Raynham Dog Track, next the swamp, reported a horrible scream that raised the hackles on dogs, then some residents in the Bridge-Elm area chased, or were chased by, a hairy creature in the woods.
When
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Massachusetts
- County
- Bristol Cty
- Nearest Town
- Raynham
- Latitude
- 4157
- Longitude
- 7100
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Nearby Water
- swamp
Source
- Source
- Loren Coleman quoting Raynham, MA, police officer Machedo quoting unnamed informants.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- crossed road
- Sound
- scream