Early morning sighting by truck driver on I-68. Local police make report
Account
A truck driver hauling steel west on a highway slowed and used high beams to check what was thought to be a hitchhiker on the opposite side. On approaching, the driver reported seeing a tall white-haired ape-like creature. Afterward the driver asked over CB radio about an escaped zoo or circus ape, and police took a statement and filed a report.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6-7 foot tall
- Hair colour src
- white
- Other features src
- ape-like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
5 November 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
4:00 or 5:00 AM
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| Place |
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Stated
BFRO report #2426
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.63, -83.80 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 2426 with published boundary
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hauling steel by truck on highway
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| Witness's word for it |
a 6-7 foot tall "ape-like" creature with white hair
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Police were called to investigate, took the witness's statement, filed a report, and considered the witness serious.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2426 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “previous reports from other C.B'ers”Not in the Anomadex yet