Incident #992258
Perry, Wyoming Cty, New York
about 1940
Account
John Keel recalls that when he was a boy the farmers near Perry turned out to try to catch an animal seen in the area by more than one person, and described as "a big ape." There was a debate whether it was a bear or an ape, but there were no bears in the area, or apes either.
When
- Year
- about 1940
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Wyoming Cty
- Nearest Town
- Perry
- Latitude
- 4243
- Longitude
- 7830
What was seen
- Individuals
- one, no description
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- John Keel, Strange Magazine interview 1989 monsters special edition, quoting farmers near Perry, NY, when he was a boy.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect