Incident #992820
Velma, Stephens Cty, Oklahoma
Jul 1997
Account
Tim McIntire going to fish a pond on grandparents' farm, 6.30 a.m., saw 8-foot, very heavy, creature wade out of water and jog off to woods. It made a grunt and a gesture at him which he took for intimidation. His grandmother told him his grandfather had seen such a creature 40 years earlier.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1997
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Oklahoma
- County
- Stephens Cty
- Nearest Town
- Velma
- Latitude
- 3437
- Longitude
- 9802
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- water
- Near or/at
- pasture
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
- Nearby Water
- pond
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Tim McIntire.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Face Appeared
- monkeylike
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýgestured
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Arms Action
- gesturing
- Sound
- grunt
- Reaction
- avoided
- Additional Movement
- ranýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Action on sighting
- stayed still