Incident #992900
Springfield, Robertson Cty, Tennessee
1979
Account
Building a dam in a creek in a wooded valley behind tobacco barn, confidential and brother heard a stick break and started to leave. Confidential crossed fence and turning back to get BB gun came eye to eye with huge black hairy thing crouched down slightly behind an old tree. She screamed and ran. Brother then looked across the creek and saw the thing standing erect. He ran too. Aunt told them there had been many sightings through the years.
When
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Tennessee
- County
- Robertson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Springfield
- Latitude
- 3630
- Longitude
- 8653
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from confidential female CIA, with brother, when young.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- shoutedýfled