Incident #992683
Maysville, Knox Cty, Indiana
Aug 1981
Account
Fishing at night in the White River bottom land in the lower part of Beaver Dam, Jack Lankford saw two glowing red eyes and by the light of his lantern and fire saw a hairy, erect, creature sticking up four feet out of about four feet of water. It stared at him, tilting its head from side to side, then reached to grab a tree limb, pulled itself from the water and walked away, making a loud squeal or high-pitch shriek as it left. Lankford heard it again as he packed to leave, and had heard it several times before since early spring, but not any time since the sighting. Reported incident to Davieess Cty sheriff.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 22 1981
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Knox Cty
- Nearest Town
- Maysville
- Latitude
- 3834
- Longitude
- 8714
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- shore
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- bottom land
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- lanternýfirelight
Source
- Source
- Vincennes, IN, Vlley Advance, Oct. 6, 1981, quoting Jack Lankford, Washington, IN.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- matted
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýturnedýhandled something
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Arms Used
- hanging onto something
- Object Handled
- tree
- Sound
- squeal
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- watched
- Water Activity
- climb out
- Additional Movement
- went up slopeýwalked awayýmade a noise
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied