Incident #991258
Busch, Pike Cty, Missouri
Jul 1971
Account
Joan Mills and Mary Ryan driving on Highway 29 north of Louisian turned off on dirt road for a picnic lunch, then smelled something awful and saw a half-man half-ape creature standing in the weeds staring at them. It looked like a hairy human. Creature made a gurgling sound then walked towards them they ran and locked themselves in their car. Continuing to gurgle, it caressed the hood of the car and tried to open the doors. They sounded horn and it jumped back, but stopped, picked up a peanut butter sandwich, smelled it and ate it in one gulp, then went back in the woods.
When
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1971
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- noon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Missouri
- County
- Pike Cty
- Nearest Town
- Busch
- Latitude
- 3934
- Longitude
- 9112
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Flying Saucer Review, Jan.-Feb. 1973, article by Jerome Clark and Loren Coleman, quoting Joan Mills and Mary Ryan.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on palmsýon hands
- Face Appeared
- humanlike
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approachedýmade a noiseýhandled something
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Arms Used
- for feelingýfor eating
- Object Handled
- vehicleývegetable matter
- Sound
- other
- Odour
- strong
- Eating
- other
- Human Contact
- attempt entry
- Reaction
- approached
- Additional Movement
- jumpedýateýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- picnicking
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Action on sighting
- fled