Incident #991750
Bedford, Trimble Cty, Kentucky
Jun 1962
Account
Farmer Owen Powell reported seeing a gorilla about 6 feet tall, arms hanging to knees, walking on its hind legs.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 12 1962
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1962
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- Kentucky
- County
- Trimble Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bedford
- Latitude
- 3839
- Longitude
- 8520
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Louisville, KY, Courier Journal, Jun 8, 1962, quoting Owen Powell, Bedford, KY. Also Tacoma, WA, News Tribune, Jun. 15, 1962.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Observer Was
- farming