Incident #991759
Owensboro, Daviess Cty, Kentucky
Aug 1978
Account
Larry Nelson after seeing an 8 to 10-foot creature prowling around the woodline for the second evening in a row, called his brother who came with a .45 caliber semi-automatic rifle. About 9.30 p.m. they spotted the creature in a field behind the house and Larry held a flashlight on it while his brother shot it three times. It disappeared in the woods, leaving a wet patch but no blood.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 08 1978
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Kentucky
- County
- Daviess Cty
- Nearest Town
- Owensboro
- Latitude
- 3745
- Longitude
- 8705
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Super Human Action
- Walked off after being shot three times.
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Owensboro, KY, Messenger & Inquirer, Aug. 10, 1978, quoting Larry Nelson, 2864 Fairview Dr., Owensboro, and his brother. Also Keith Lawrence in UFO Report, May, 1979.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown black
- Shoulders
- wide
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýsasq. hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- shot