Incident #992745
Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
1973
Account
Driving on a back road in the mountains between Franklin and Cullowhee, North Carolina, about 11.30 p.m., R.D. Britt and girlfriend saw a 7.5-foot creature cross the road in two steps. It paused half way and stared at them, its eyes reflecting ice blue. Area may now be known as Panthertown Valley.
When
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- North Carolina
- County
- Jackson
- Nearest Town
- Cullowhee
- Latitude
- 3515
- Longitude
- 8315
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Super Human Action
- crossed road in two steps
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators, submitted by R.D. Britt <[email protected]>, with girlfriend.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected other colour
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observerýcrossed road
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car