Incident #992769
Viola, Sedgwick Cty, Kansas
Jul 1978
Account
Janie Fritzler was fishing in the Ninnescaw River a quarter mile south of the bridge when she heard heavy breathing, then saw a tall, hair-covered creature with humanlike eyes staring at her from 100 to 150 feet away on the bank. As she moved downstream to join a companion it followed, going from tree to tree, but not far enough to be seen by the companion.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Kansas
- County
- Sedgwick Cty
- Nearest Town
- Viola
- Latitude
- 3729
- Longitude
- 9739
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- high bank
- Near or/at
- water
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- bottom land
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators, from Janie Fritzler <[email protected]>
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýmaintained distanceýdisappeared
- Sound
- panting
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studiedýdeparted slowly