Incident #992733
Cary, Bell Cty, Kentucky
late 1950's
Account
Larry Wilson and another teenage boy were playing at a coal camp in high mountains. They walked up a hill toward the mouth of the coal mine and saw right in the mouth of the mine a grey or white ape type animal on two legs with one arm hanging over a wooden cross timber and moving back and forth. They watched it and it watched them, but when they ran to get their parents Height estimate 8 to 9 feet.
When
- Year
- late 1950's
- Time of Day
- afternoon
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Kentucky
- County
- Bell Cty
- Nearest Town
- Cary
- Latitude
- 3647
- Longitude
- 8340
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- cave
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO posting by Larry Wilson
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- off-white
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observerýgestured
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Action on sighting
- studiedýfled