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Full-body sighting near Jefferson, Wisconsin (1936)

1936 night Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

In 1936 a night watchman found a strange creature digging in a burial mound. It stood on its hind legs and ran off. On a second night it stood again and uttered syllables sounding like Gadara before running off. He told only his wife, then his son when he thought he was dying.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
over six feet tall
Posture src
stood up on its hind legs
Other features src
somewhere between a canine and a primate

Facts & provenance

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Date
1936
Time of day
night
Place
Jefferson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin
Map point
43.0040, -88.8085 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Jefferson city (GEOID 5537900), matched from nearest town 'Jefferson'
Account type
Third-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
patrolling grounds as night watchman
Witness's word for it
strange creature
Creature category
UNKNOWN

Source timeline

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