YEAR: 2001

SEASON: Winter

MONTH: February

DATE: 20th

STATE: Indiana

COUNTY: Jennings County

NEAREST TOWN: North Vernon

NEAREST ROAD: 50

OBSERVED: I live in Indiana and feel that I have heard one of these amazing creatures. I have heard them in back of my house frequently over the past 3 weeks. Sometimes it sounds like something is hurt, sometimes it sounds almost like a train whistle. We live close to a train tracks so we can tell the difference. There was also a deep mark in the mud behind the shed one day, and some pumpkins that were leftover in the field from last fall were suddenly gone one day, like they were carried away.

ALSO NOTICED: I could hear foot steps one time, but when the cops came it was gone. And I have heard like heavy footstep noises in the back at night that would step, then stop for a few seconds, then step again.

OTHER WITNESSES: just me

OTHER STORIES: 3 friends and I had an experience at Clifty Falls about 2 years ago.

TIME AND CONDITIONS: about 2am

ENVIRONMENT: Out side of town there are woods that range about 6 miles by 6 miles and there are houses near the woods where I have seen deer and other creatures but the howling seemed like someone was in pain or something like it was lonely.

Follow-up investigation report:

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