Incident #991110
Delia, Jackson Cty, Kansas
Jul 1964
Account
Bread delivery men said that at the railroad tracks on the southeast edge of Delia he saw something five feet tall, with an extremely hairy body, that walked in the position of a gorilla. He stopped his truck and watched it until it ran off into the weeds.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 20 1964
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1964
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Kansas
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Delia
- Latitude
- 3915
- Longitude
- 9558
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Near or/at
- road
- Tracks
- not found
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Topeka, KS, Daily Capital, Jul 21, 1964, quoting policeman quoting bread delivery man.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5 ft
- Posture
- stooped
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- fledýentered woods
- Reaction
- fled from
- Position when first seen
- bent over
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in truck
- Action on sighting
- studied