Incident #992414
Youngwood, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
Jul 1975
Account
Two fishermen heard a strange "gurgle-like growl" coming closer, then saw an "overgrown gorilla" 9-feet tall and as wide as a refrigerator, approaching "in a hopping-like fashion."
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 02 1975
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Youngwood
- Latitude
- 4014
- Longitude
- 7935
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
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Skylook, Aug. 1975, Stan Gordon quoting two fishermen.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Sound
- growl
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore