Incident #992766
Capels, McDowell Cty, West Virginia
Aug 1998
Account
Informant refers to several sightings, plus track finds, plus screams, but only gives some specifics regarding a single incident. She says that the hunter saw the same sort of creature on two different occasions, once sitting in his truck, once sitting on an ATV, each time in the woods, in the mountains, engine not running. The same man is said to have found tracks, not described, on a mountain ridge. The hunter's brother is also said to have seen one, and a family is reported to have seen something tall and black walking on the mountain, ten years ago.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- evening (light)
Where
- State / province
- West Virginia
- County
- McDowell Cty
- Nearest Town
- Capels
- Latitude
- 3725
- Longitude
- 8136
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- occupied machine
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators, from anonymous woman quoting a hunter
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Action on sighting
- otherýfled