Incident #992938
Wytheville, Wythe Cty, Virginia
Apr 1984
Account
Riding through Virginia during spring break, Matt Hobrath and brother saw from car a giant ape walking upright through the trees 20 or 30 yards from the road. It ignored the car. Looked 8 feet tall, over 500 pounds, long stride, arms swaying, head lowered, jet black from head to toe.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1984
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Virginia
- County
- Wythe Cty
- Nearest Town
- Wytheville
- Latitude
- 3700
- Longitude
- 8105
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from Matt T. Hobrath CIA, then 16, and younger brother.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- travelled parallel
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- kept going