Incident #992389
Greensburg, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
Aug 1973
Account
Doctor went outside to see what was bothering his dog, and confronted a large, hairy, apelike creature. He ran inside and got a rifle and fired several shots at the creature "as it lumbered off in the distance."
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 27 1973
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Greensburg
- Latitude
- 4019
- Longitude
- 7933
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Stan Gordon, MUFON UFO Sypmosium, 1974, quoting unnamed doctor at Beech Hill, near Greensburg.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeýoutside on foot
- Action on sighting
- shot