Incident #992980
Des Moines, Polk Cty, Iowa
Feb 2000
Account
Jim Jensen was jogging on a trail from Des Moines to Polk City that goes through heavy forest beside the Des Moines river. He noticed a deer running at full speed on his left, looked around and saw 3-400 yards away a figure on two feet, tall, slim and black. It was standing still in the open about 40 feet from the trees, then suddenly was gone into the trees, far quicker than a human could move, and as graceful as a deer. He thought it had been watching the fleeing deer, and notes that deer are very plentiful. Est. weight 300 to 400 lbs, height 6 to 7 feet.
When
- Observation Date
- FEB 02 2000
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 2000
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 1 second
Where
- State / province
- Iowa
- County
- Polk Cty
- Nearest Town
- Des Moines
- Latitude
- 4143
- Longitude
- 341
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
- Super Human Action
- Much too fast
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Wayne King letter from Jim Jensen, 3934 Amherst St., Des Moines, Iowa 50313.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- medium
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- jogging
- Closest horizontal distance
- quarter mile