Incident #991947
Weston, Lewis Cty, West Virginia
Aug 1976
Account
Ronald Stark, 18, and Clifford Barnes, 18, turned off I-79 at the Skin Creek exit at 8.15 p.m. and saw an apelike creature standing in the middle of the access road. As they braked to a halt it ran into the brush.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 17 1976
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- West Virginia
- County
- Lewis Cty
- Nearest Town
- Weston
- Latitude
- 3902
- Longitude
- 8029
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- UFO Report, Dec. 1976, Gray Barker quoting Ronald Stark and Clifford Barnes. Also Weston, WV, Independent, Aug. 25, 1976.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fledýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- stopped