Incident #992354
Ligonier, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
1964
Account
Derry woman, then 12, and friends playing in the early evening in a field later part of the Mellon Estate. They saw what resembled a large hairy ape walking towards an abandoned mine tunnel at the base of a mountain. There were cows nearby and a calf was in the creature's way. It knocked the calf aside and entered the cave. The calf looked as if slashed with a huge knife, and bled to death.
When
- Year
- 1964
- Time of Day
- evening (light)
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ligonier
- Latitude
- 4016
- Longitude
- 7914
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Near or/at
- cave
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Setting
- Terrain
- foothill
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Erie, PA, Times,, Jun. 28, 1977, Pat Morrison, PA Center for UFO Research, quoting unnamed woman from Derry, PA.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected orange
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Nose
- no snout
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked awayýhandled something
- Aggressive To
- calf
- Arms Action
- striking
- Arms Used
- for hitting
- Object Handled
- animal
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside