Incident #992398
Greensburg, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
Sep 1973
Account
Two boys said that in the wooded valley below the State Police Barracks and St. Anne's Home for the Aged they saw a large gorilla-like creature lying asleep on some old grass clippings.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 24 1973
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1973
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
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
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Pursuit, Oct. 1973, Allen V. Noe quoting two boys.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- lying other
- Movement
- sleeping
- Position when first seen
- lying down
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye