Incident #992876
Merrill, Lincoln Cty, Wisconsin
1978
Account
When 12 years old, crossing railway tracks on way home, looked to the left and saw a 7-foot biped covered with dark brown hair looking into the brush. It turned to look at him and he fled.
When
- Year
- 1978
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Lincoln Cty
- Nearest Town
- Merrill
- Latitude
- 4511
- Longitude
- 8942
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- BFO Curators from John J. Purcell, 1336 N. 116th Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53226 - [email protected] - 414-771-0382.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turnedýwatched observer
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled