Incident #991754
Pembroke, Christian Cty, Kentucky
Apr 1976
Account
Jamie Lawrence and two friends were riding their motorcycles back towards his home and as they rounded a bend saw the animal sitting on its haunches on the shoulder of the road. Face like a monkey, covered with hair, very broad shoulders.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dusk
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Kentucky
- County
- Christian Cty
- Nearest Town
- Pembroke
- Latitude
- 3647
- Longitude
- 8722
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- plainýfarms and woods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- James Moorhatch, 3020 Wellbrook Rd., Louisville, KY, letter quoting Jamie Lawrence, 16, Pembroke, KY, and two friends.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5-6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- sitting
- Appearance
- glossy
- Hair Colour
- black
- Shoulders
- wide
- Face Appeared
- monkeylike
- Nose
- no snout
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- staying still
- Odour
- none
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV