More sightings of a strange creature centering around the town of Ottosen. Other stories told about strange sounds, footprints and animal mutilatations.
Account
A witness doing dishes at night looked up to see a hairy-headed creature with burning red eyes staring through a nearby window for about three minutes. Frozen with fear, the witness screamed, and the creature fled into the darkness outside the rural home.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Face src
- big-nosed, black-faced
- Eyes src
- burning red eyes
- Other features src
- hairy-headed
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
11 September 1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Humboldt County, Iowa
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| Map point |
42.87, -94.36 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1268 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
doing dishes in the kitchen
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| Witness's word for it |
big-nosed, black-faced, hairy-headed creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Deputies reportedly patrolled the town for several nights and sent at least one group of armed visitors home.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1268 Primary
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