Class A
First-hand
BFRO #7137
Woman observes a sasquatch while fishing in Cambria County
15 July 2000
about 1 am
Elmora/Bakerton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
1 witness
Account
The witness was fishing alone late at night from a reservoir dam when she heard footsteps on a nearby dirt road. She shone a flashlight toward the sound and saw a tall, broad, hairy bipedal creature whose eyes reflected greenish-yellow. The creature glanced toward the light once, kept walking past without approaching, and disappeared into nearby woods, after which the witness packed up and drove away.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6-7 feet tall
- Build src
- quite broad, massive, solid heavyset frame, at least 400 pounds
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Face src
- flat profile, no snout seen
- Eyes src
- reflected greenish-yellow flash
- Arms src
- longer than a human's, thick, swinging
- Hands src
- with digits, hair on them
- Gait src
- upright with swift, long strides, covering ground quickly
- Posture src
- upright, bipedal, walked on two legs
- Other features src
- very hairy, flat chest, no breasts observed
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 July 2000
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| Time of day |
about 1 am
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| Place |
Elmora/Bakerton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Stated
BFRO report #7137
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.6034, -78.7496 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Elmora CDP (GEOID 4223360), matched from nearest town 'Elmora/Bakerton'
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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 |
fishing alone at night
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| Witness's word for it |
creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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