Incident #992323
Plainfield, Washington Cty, Vermont
1961 to 1962
Account
William Lyford went to see why his cows were making a commotion, at his farm at Lanesboro Station on the Wells River-Barre Railroad. He saw a tall hairy bipedal creature which turned and fled over a hill when his flashlight hit it.
When
- Year
- 1961 to 1962
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Vermont
- County
- Washington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Plainfield
- Latitude
- 4417
- Longitude
- 7226
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- hill
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Warren Cook quoting John Rowell quoting William Lyford, Plainfield, VT.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- turnedýwent up slopeýdisappeared
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- farming