Incident #991042
Richmond, Wayne Cty, Indiana
Aug 1962
Account
Group of young people saw 7-foot ape with long arms at the Indian graveyard at Blue Clay Springs. It stands on two feet but runs on all fours. Never seen in the daytime. Other reports describe a large one, 6 ft., 300 lb., and one 5 ft., 250 lbs. (1043) Paul reported to have emptied an automatic high powered rifle, automatic .22 rifle and a shotgun into large one, which only flinched. "Railroad Trestle Monster" said to have torn a door off Paul's car, and to have followed Morris Spergon at high speeds down the trestle. Jim Spergon also saw it.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1962
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Wayne Cty
- Nearest Town
- Richmond
- Latitude
- 3953
- Longitude
- 8455
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, one small
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- Super Human Action
- Only flinched when hit by rifles and shotgun.
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Source
- Source
- Jerry Owens, Richmond, IN, quoted in notebook by his cousin Jack Bowman Jr., witnesses include Morris and Jim Spergon and someone named Paul. In SITU files. (Society for Investigation of the Unexplained - Ivan Sanderson)
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- off-white
- Arms
- long
- Later Movement
- got down
- Reaction
- ran after
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Number of Toes
- 4
- Size of Toes
- toes all about the same
Witness
- Action on sighting
- shot