Yowie sighting near Darwin, Northern Territory
Aug 1997 ยท Acacia Hills, Northern Territory (approx. 70km south of Darwin)., Australia
A farm witness in Acacia Hills, Northern Territory, saw a tall brown-haired creature about 2.4 m away at 3am in mid-August 1997; footprints were found the next morning.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Acacia Hills, Northern Territory 1997 (1)
- Date
- Aug 1997
- Place
- Acacia Hills, Northern Territory (approx. 70km south of Darwin)., Australia
- Evidence
- visual
- Time
- about 03:00, night
- Witness was
- atv or snowmobile
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- brown hair, short length
- Behaviour
- fleeing, running, vocalizing
- Animals
- dogs reacted, horses reacted, livestock reacted
- Recorded
- cast
- In the account
- corridor, dog cowered, dog present, farm or orchard, field or clearing, footprints found, headlights, horses spooked, howl, in vehicle, investigator visited, livestock disturbed, livestock or pets nearby, long arms, long strides, no neck, physical symptoms, prints cast or photographed, returned to spot, smell, smell musky, woken by it
- Tracks
- 3 toes
- Account
- investigator interviewed
- Sources
- 1 independent
Sources
- Yowie (AYR)Read the report
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