Incident #992942
Louisville, Jefferson Cty, Kentucky
Sep 1998
Account
Jogging in Jeffereson County Forest near Louisville, turned down a trail off Bear Camp Road, and soon heard branches breaking in the brush and a moaning sound. Then saw 100 yards away a 7 to 8 foot brown biped, est. over 400 lbs. They ran away.
When
- Observation Date
- SEP 10 1998
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Kentucky
- County
- Jefferson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Louisville
- Latitude
- 3805
- Longitude
- 8540
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- trail
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Beckjord quoting Luke Grossquoting unnamed informant.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- turnedýwalked away
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Sound
- other
- Reaction
- did not see
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- jogging
- Closest horizontal distance
- 100 yards
- Action on sighting
- fled