Incident #992717
Stinesvelle, Monroe Cty, Indiana
Apr 1990
Account
Jim Lipscomb and friend were mushroom hunting in thick deciduous woods, crossed a ridge, down into a small valley, on top of next hill, 30 yards away saw what looked like a 7.5-foot man dressed in light brown fur. Called and waved, it looked, stepped back and went into trees. They ran to the spot but it was gone.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1990
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Monroe Cty
- Nearest Town
- Stinesvelle
- Latitude
- 3939
- Longitude
- 8638
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hill
- Near or/at
- trees
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO post from Jim Lispscomb <[email protected]>
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- light brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turnedýentered woods
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- shouted