Incident #992667
Ruthven, Essex Cty, Ontario
Jun 1977
Account
Michael Losoncki saw a black creature in heavy vegetation in a gorge overlooked from his home. He thought it might be a big bird, but when his camera clicked the creature's head came up and it looked directly towards the sound, then disappeared in the dense brush. The gorge has a stream in the bottom which drains into Lake Erie. On the lake shore there were two tracks 17 by 8 inches, which Wayne King saw. Black object in photos two small to identify.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 04 1977
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Ontario
- County
- Essex Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ruthven
- Latitude
- 4203
- Longitude
- 8240
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Photo
- Yes
- Tracks
- found later
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- creekýlake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King, Caro, MI, quoting Michael Losonki, 15, Ruthven, Ont.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Number of Tracks
- 2
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- photographed