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6 March 2018 Sigel, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Class B #59159

Possible stalking at the town of Sigel in Eldred Township

The witness was sitting in his truck overnight at a wooded construction site monitoring a generator. He heard bipedal footsteps pacing in the leaves and a loud bang on a tank that he believed was a thrown rock. A tall figure stepped to the edge of the woods beside the truck, turned to face him, then walked back into the woods. He turned headlights toward the woods but saw nothing further.

FootstepsMovement onlyFull-body sightingRock throwingVehicle contact
2014 Pennsylvania #c3b38d95-0556-4008-a2b1-6e964360bd87

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (2014)

The witness and his son were fishing in the evening after hearing about an abandoned camp. Pine cones began falling near them and one hit the witness's foot. They then heard extremely loud roars and saw a large bipedal creature on the hill pounding its chest before dropping to all fours and leaving. They hiked up the trail to their truck, shaken, and later told others.

Full-body sightingVocalizationObject throwingAnimal behaviour
29 September 2012 Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2015/03/03/show-notes-with-shannon-lon-strickler-and-sean-forker

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (2012)

The witness camped overnight in a remote meadow in northern Pennsylvania with two companions for field research. After a brief glimpse of something moving through camp, the group heard heavy circling footsteps at night, found campfire logs moved and the fire relit, and saw a shape run up the hillside. Frightened, they called other investigators for support, stayed awake until morning, then left quickly and the witness avoided the woods for months.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement onlyProperty disturbance
1 September 2011 Nottingham, Chester County, Pennsylvania Class B #30531

Possible whoops and knocks heard from a home near Nottingham

Late at night the witness walked to his work vehicle to retrieve cigarettes and a phone. After closing the vehicle door he heard something strike a nearby building, followed by loud whooping calls that lasted a minute or two. He described the calls as closely matching reference whoop recordings he had found online.

WhoopObject throwing
June 2010 Marienville Pa, Forest County, Pennsylvania Class A #51283

ATV rider has broad daylight encounter, rocks thrown near Marienville

The witness stopped his ATV on a forest trail to wait for a slower companion. Small rocks began striking the vehicle, and he saw a tall dark hair-covered figure about 70-90 feet away rise from a low position to standing. He watched it briefly as it stood bipedally and then stepped backward into dense woods, after which he left quickly feeling fear and nausea.

Full-body sightingRock throwingAnimal behaviour
June 2010 Marionville, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/06/17/sc-ep228-atv-rider-has-encounter

Rock throwing near Marionville, Pennsylvania (2010)

The guest was riding ATVs with a friend in the Allegheny National Forest and pulled off the trail to wait. While stopped, rocks began hitting his ATV and he looked toward the treeline. A large black hair-covered biped rose from a crouch and stared at him for about 15 seconds before stepping back into the woods, after which he fled on his ATV.

Rock throwingPartial sighting
16 October 2008 Jericho, Cameron County, Pennsylvania Class B #28580

Objects thrown and banging on a cabin east of Jericho

Three people were inside a small cabin after scouting for bear season when they heard banging on the outside wall and later three bangs on the door. Each time they went outside they found no one there, but they noticed a strong foul odor. An apple and later a stick were thrown from over a rise behind the cabin while they were outside and loading their truck. They left believing no other people or vehicles were on the mountain.

Door or window contactOdorObject throwing
1992 Pennsylvania #c01ea178-6762-474d-b78d-1eb565ed173f

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (1992)

The witness was working with a pipeline crew exposing a remote valve site over three days. On the first day a coworker reported a dark figure walking on the cleared right-of-way up the ridge. The next day the witness hiked up the same ridge alone, heard two loud ground-shaking stomps followed by a very loud guttural vocalization, and fled downhill. The following morning the soiled sock the witness had discarded on the ridge was found placed on the backhoe track at the job site below.

Partial sightingVocalizationFootstepsProperty disturbance
1981–1982 Greene County, Pennsylvania #31526f64-b5d1-411c-a23b-6b18348a195f

Sasquatch sighting near Greene County (1981)

The witness and his friend camped and fished over a weekend at a remote creek below a ridge road. They experienced pebbles and rocks thrown, pacing, huffing, wood knocks, a disturbed fire pit and scattered poles. A large creature then came down the ridge into the creek, growled at them from about 20 yards, and left. A DNR officer later found prints, cast them, and called them bear tracks.

Full-body sightingGrowlRock throwingWood knockFootsteps +2
November 1977 Belltown, Elk County, Pennsylvania Class B #3840

Hunters hear nighttime vocalization on Belltown Hill, near the north shore of the Clarion River in the Allegheny National Forest

The witness and two relatives were playing poker inside a hunting cabin at night when a loud bang struck the side door followed by an unfamiliar loud scream-howl from outside. They armed themselves and opened the door with flashlights but saw nothing, only hearing something walk away into the woods and smelling a wet-dog-like odor. They chose not to follow it.

Door or window contactScreamHowlFootstepsOdor
August 1977 Sinnemahoning, Cameron County, Pennsylvania Class A #3280

Nighttime encounter near Sinnemahoning, off Montour Run Road

Late one night at a remote hunting camp, the witness and two companions saw a tall grayish-brown bipedal creature step onto the porch and try to kick in the front door. The creature then ran around the back of the camp and gave an extremely loud yell or scream that woke others in camp. The witness described it as walking on hind legs and having hands rather than paws.

Full-body sightingScreamDoor or window contact
September 1967 Ligonier Pa, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class A #23956

Man recounts boyhood sighting at Fairfield Summer Camp near Ligonier

As an eight-year-old at a two-week summer camp, the witness was lying awake in an open cabin at night after the head count. He heard footsteps circle the cabin and then saw a very tall, dark-haired, gorilla-like figure fill the open doorway and stare in for several minutes. The figure then left toward the mess area, after which the witness heard garbage cans being overturned.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsProperty disturbance
October of 2006 Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Related account #49903

Unidentified sound near Kane, Pennsylvania

Around 2 a.m. on first visit in October 2006, the witness and a relative heard deck furniture being moved and later rustling at the fire pit, finding both disturbed in the morning.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
About a week before the incident Columbia County, Pennsylvania Related account #3558

Property disturbance near Columbia County

The witnesses found shed windows smashed and noticed a strange odor about a week before the main event.

Property disturbanceOdor
BFRO YEAR: 1992 or 93 Butler County, Pennsylvania Class A #3551

Campers have close encounter with large, hairy creature

Three people were sitting around a campfire late at night when they heard footsteps in the woods and a loud crash against a nearby mobile home. The reporter ran to wake a sleeping companion while the other two put out the fire. Those two companions reported seeing a large hairy man-like figure about 20 feet away, about 7-8 feet tall with red eyes, which then ran off hunched over.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootstepsProperty disturbance
WHEN A WAS A KID CLAIRTON, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Related account #28012

Rock throwing near CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania

As a child the witness and three companions were walking in the same woods when rocks were thrown at them from a hillside.

Rock throwing
after we bought our first house Pennsylvania #68d95401-bd1f-4387-bc24-4f376b18e26d

Unidentified sound in Pennsylvania

After moving into a house backing onto woods, the witness and family repeatedly heard tapping on windows at night. The witness once searched outside with a dog and firearm but found nothing. Later the children heard tapping and a voice mimicking their mother calling their names, after which the witness set traps and then used sulfur deterrents with his father's help, after which the activity stopped.

Unidentified soundVocalizationDoor or window contact
as I was a little kid Pennsylvania #68d95401-bd1f-4387-bc24-4f376b18e26d

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania

As a young child staying at the family cabin, the witness was playing on the couch in front of a large window at night. The witness looked up and saw a very large dark figure peering in. An older relative closed the blinds and moved the witness away from the window.

Partial sightingDoor or window contact
end of last month Venango County, Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/KcQSPG0ibmmvcEvpa9fzroW8YMWKsNniDpLthrMOoy4

Sasquatch sighting near Venango County

The witness camped alone on his wooded property and woke at 4 a.m. to his car alarm, which had never gone off before. He fired a shot into the air, approached the car, and by the blinking lights saw a tall black figure striding away. He hid in his car with his gun until daylight and then drove out.

Full-body sightingVehicle contact
Date unknown Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/TY2oDERxCQLmzCyeNUqKE1Rhg0TzcFut3kAEoMOxmJc

Property disturbance in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania the team dumped pig blood and butchered parts on a rock tied to reports and set eight game cameras with new batteries. On return all eight cameras were dead with no photos and all bait was gone. The witness found the uniform failure across all cameras odd.

Property disturbance