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Iowa Class A Press report Clear all
11 September 1978 Humboldt County, Iowa Class A #1268

More sightings of a strange creature centering around the town of Ottosen. Other stories told about strange sounds, footprints and animal mutilatations.

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.

Partial sighting
28 October 1975 Jefferson County, Iowa Class A #1270

Newspaper article about "The Lockridge Monster."

A farm wife driving past an abandoned farmyard just before dark reported seeing a hair-covered creature with a monkey-like face. She left the area quickly without lingering. The report was part of a series of accounts of a bear-like animal in a turkey-farming community that also included turkey losses and large tracks.

Partial sighting
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