Class A
First-hand
BFRO #3556
Bicyclist observes upright, hairy creature use branches to help itself climb embankment
August 1975
around 6 pm, still daylight
Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
1 witness
Account
The witness was coasting silently on a bicycle on a mountain road when an animal was seen crossing ahead. At close range the witness noted long dark hair and watched it grasp separate tree branches with both hands to climb an embankment. Concluding it was not a bear, the witness turned the bicycle around and rode away fast without being noticed.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- dark brown with reddish highlights
- Hair length src
- longer than a bear's
- Hands src
- two hands that grabbed branches
- Gait src
- walking
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 6 pm, still daylight
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| Place |
Luthersburg, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Stated
BFRO report #3556
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.0498, -78.7132 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Luthersburg CDP (GEOID 4245512), matched from nearest town 'Luthersburg'
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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 |
riding a bicycle on a dirt road
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| Witness's word for it |
this "thing"
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #3556 Primary