Man remembers hearing strange vocalizations and seeing a hairy, upright figure while hunting in Sweden Valley
Account
The witness was deer hunting alone in the afternoon near the top of a snowy ravine when he heard loud, unintelligible voices moving rapidly uphill. After hearing limbs breaking, he saw a tall hairy figure standing under a pine tree about 70 yards away, apparently shaking the tree and then stepping behind nearby trees where it disappeared from view. He reported feeling intense dread and chose not to approach to look for tracks, ending his hunting afterward.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 feet tall
- Build src
- bulky, perhaps weighing about 400lbs
- Hair colour src
- medium brown with a slightly lighter area
- Arms src
- "arm" came down
- Gait src
- took a step forward
- Posture src
- stood on two legs the whole time
- Other features src
- covered in dark brown hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1986–1987
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 3.00-3.30pm
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| Place |
Coudesport,Sweden Valley, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Stated
BFRO report #24301
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| Map point |
41.71, -77.99 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 24301 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting deer alone
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| Witness's word for it |
the "thing"
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Cathy Betz (BFRO)
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #24301 Primary
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