Incident #991762
artford, Ohio Cty, Kentucky
1978
Account
Joe Ford talked to a man who said that when he was walking in the woods something very hairy and very large reached out and grabbed his arm. He broke free and fled without looking back.
When
- Year
- 1978
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Kentucky
- County
- Ohio Cty
- Nearest Town
- artford
- Latitude
- 3730
- Longitude
- 8655
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- no obvious light
Source
- Source
- UFO Report, May, 1979, quoting Joe Ford, Owensboro, KY, museum director, quoting unnamed man. Keith Lawrence article.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- other
- Later Movement
- handled something
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Aggressive To
- observer
- Arms Action
- reaching
- Arms Used
- hanging onto something
- Object Handled
- person
- Human Contact
- touch
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Closest horizontal distance
- contact
- Action on sighting
- fled