Incident #992990
Black River Falls, Clark Cty, Wisconsin
Mar 2000
Account
James Hughes, driving on County Hwy H near his home in Black River Falls delivering papers at 5.15 a.m., saw a large dark figure ahead in the road. At 200-300 yards it appeared to be carrying something like a goat or sheep in its hand. He got within about 35 feet before it stepped down in the ditch. It was about 8 feet tall, covered with shaggy fur, dark grey but with spots of a honey colour. He sped away.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 28 2000
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 2000
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Wisconsin
- County
- Clark Cty
- Nearest Town
- Black River Falls
- Latitude
- 4435
- Longitude
- 9028
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- ditch
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- BFRO from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 5, 2000, quoting James Hughes. Also Trisha Cameron interview.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- near eyes
- Hair Colour
- dark grey
- Face Appeared
- apelike
- Later Movement
- handled somethingýwent down slope
- Aggressive To
- goat or sheep
- Arms Used
- for carrying
- Object Handled
- animal
- Second Colour
- light
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- approachedýkept going