Cryptid sighting in Pennsylvania (1905)
Account
A historical newspaper report described residents along the Susquehanna seeing a man-sized creature rise erect from the water. Two men and their wives reportedly saw it in daylight. Witnesses insisted it was not an illusion and described it as like a man without arms.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- as large as a man
- Arms src
- without arms
- Posture src
- erect like a man
- Other features src
- came up out of the water, erect like a man
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The report refers to
- “Wilkes Bar Record”Not in the Anomadex yet