Class A First-hand BFRO #18174

Small gorilla-type animal seen at dusk along the Laurel River near London

20 July 2005 about 8:00 pm, getting dusk dark London, Laurel County, Kentucky 1 witness

Account

The witness and a companion were riding an ATV along a river at dusk. The witness noticed movement across the river about 75 yards away and saw a reddish-orange quadrupedal animal with a pale face that looked toward him before climbing over a downed treetop and disappearing. He tried to film it but captured only the shaking branch. Deer on the witnesses' side of the river would not cross the water.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about four feet at the shoulder
Build src: resembling a small gorilla
Hair colour src: orangish/red, color of an orangutan
Face src: white much like that of a skull
Gait src: moved quickly
Posture src: on all fours
Other features src: around 100 pounds, face flat with light colored skin, no visible ears and no apparent neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	20 July 2005 Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 8:00 pm, getting dusk dark Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	London, Laurel County, Kentucky Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.08, -83.96 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 18174 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding ATVs / fourwheeling looking at nature Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an animal which looked like a gorilla Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #18174 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Harold Benny (BFRO)

Video

Short video showing only the main branch shaking where creature went over, no animal visible

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted the witness seemed credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #18174 Primary

Published 2007-03-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a634366542b3

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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