Incident #992689
McCombe, Amite Cty, Mississippi
1978 to 1979
Account
Patrick Theriot and a friend from New Orleans were near a creek bottom when they saw what they thought was a bear watching them. It was squatting, but stood upright, 7 to 8 feet and followed them to the edge of the woods as they left. It made whistling noises. He and another friend had another sighting about 10 years later, near the farmhouse, but only saw a large man-shaped creature walk across the road about 125 yards away, late at night, and enter woods.
When
- Year
- 1978 to 1979
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- late morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Mississippi
- County
- Amite Cty
- Nearest Town
- McCombe
- Latitude
- 3115
- Longitude
- 9040
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- valley
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Patrick Theriot <[email protected]>
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýmaintained distance
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Sound
- whistle
- Human Contact
- followed
- Position when first seen
- squatting
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walkingýhunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýdeparted slowly