Incident #992873
Ionia, Ionia Cty, Michigan
1978
Account
Friend walking on Grand Trunk rail line in heavy woods bordered by deep swamps and the Grand River, was followed for two miles by a large hairy creature walking on two legs. It finally disappeared in the woods.
When
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Michigan
- County
- Ionia Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ionia
- Latitude
- 4259
- Longitude
- 8500
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- riverýswamp
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from anonymous informant quoting a close friend.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- maintained distanceýentered woods
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Human Contact
- followed
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Action on sighting
- kept going