Incident #992660
Smithville, Niagara Municipality, Ontario
Aug 1965
Account
Lakeview trucker said he turned down a sideroad off Hwy 20 east of Smithville, and saw a half-human, half-animal beast, est. 6 to 7 ft. and about 500 lbs., standing in the middle of the road. It had a small head, broad shoulders and long arms. He looked down while shifting gears and when he looked up it was gone.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 09 1965
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1965
- Season
- summer
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ontario
- County
- Niagara Municipality
- Nearest Town
- Smithville
- Latitude
- 4306
- Longitude
- 7933
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Source
- Source
- Hamilton, Ont., Spectator, Aug. 14, 1965, quoting trucker from Lakeview, Ont.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Shoulders
- wide
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- disappeared
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Action on sighting
- kept going