Incident #992501
Torrance, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
Dec 1985
Account
Bob Bronson was walking along the Conrail railroad between Torrance and Gray Station on his way home from hunting when something landed on the ground close to him. He looked up and saw a 7 to 8-foot apelike creature standing on the railbed about 100 yards ahead of him, its left arm dropping to its side, as if it had just thrown the object--probably a piece of wood. It had large red eyes (not reflecting, sun behind it) and a huge head, which was cocked to one side as it stared at him. It looked three times the size of a man, broad broad shoulders, but too human to shoot. He stood his ground and after several minutes it turned around, walked back toward Gray; Station and then veered left and ran into the woods near Harbridge Run, taking tremendously long strides, and breathing asthmatically.
When
- Observation Date
- DEC 13 1985
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1985
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- evening (light)
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Torrance
- Latitude
- 4025
- Longitude
- 7942
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large male
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Paul Johnson, PASU, paper about Gray Station sightings, quoting Bob Bronson, Gray Station, PA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Hair Longer on
- arms
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observerýturned around
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Arms Used
- for throwing
- Object Handled
- stick
- Odour
- mild
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- watchedýavoided
- Additional Movement
- walked awayýranýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hunting
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- stayed stillýstudied