Incident #992538
Jennerstown, Somerset Cty, Pennsylvania
May 1989
Account
One of three men preparing to fish in a stream along Rte 30 about 3 miles east of Jennerstown went back to their car and saw an apelike creature about 50 yards away. It was walking rapidly, upright, and was far too big and agile to be a man. He could hear its footfalls and it appeared to be grunting as it walked.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 20 1989
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- dawn
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Somerset Cty
- Nearest Town
- Jennerstown
- Latitude
- 4010
- Longitude
- 7904
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Creature Research Journal, summer, 1989, quoting unnamed man.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- away from observer
- Sound
- grunt
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied