Class A
First-hand
BFRO #3571
Big, fast moving creature seen near Laurel Hill Turnpike
November 1984
daylight
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
1 witness
Account
The witness was walking back from a grassy field off an old road when they felt watched and smelled a strong odor like body odor and wet dog. They then glimpsed something out of the corner of their eye moving parallel to the road through dense woods. They described it as larger and faster than a bear and noisy while moving, and they left quickly without checking for tracks.
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What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Gait src
- moving faster than one
- Age / size src
- bigger than a bear
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
November 1984
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
daylight
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| Place |
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
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| Map point |
40.2279, -79.1006 (± 25 km)
USGS GNIS range 'Laurel Hill', Westmoreland, matched from place name 'Laurel Hill'
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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 |
returning from hunting groundhog and squirrel
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #3571 Primary