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Resident sees two sets of large green eyes reflecting spotlight around 1am near Holt
Late at night the witness was outside with dogs and scanned with a spotlight toward a soybean field clearing about 300 feet away. The light revealed two sets of reflective eyes estimated to be about seven feet high that moved behind a bush and repeatedly peeked out. After watching them disappear and reappear, the witness went inside for about twenty minutes and returned to find the area empty.
Hiker has nighttime sighting near Carlyle
Late at night the witness walked up a slight incline from a riverbank through timber and heard a loud scream from the east. The witness then watched an animal drop from a tree about six to eight feet up, land on its hind legs, take a few upright steps, then move to all fours and run quickly into the treeline. The witness fled toward the highway. The animal was described as large, muscular and fur-covered, tan or light brown in the moonlight.
Nightime sighting by fisherman on Wapsipinicon River 11 miles SW of Clinton
The witness was night fishing with two companions by a fire on a riverbank. After hearing an unusual noise from across the river, the witness saw a very large, hairy figure moving in the dark. When a flashlight was shone on it, the figure quickly disappeared into the woods and was not seen again that night.
Police Officers hear unusual vocalizations at remote camp
Two companions were sitting on the porch of a rarely used hunting cabin at night after a noisy day of target shooting. They heard a loud, persistent, unfamiliar vocalization from across the hollow that seemed to move behind the camp over 15-20 minutes. They retired inside with no further incident, and a next-day search found no tracks or other sign.