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BFRO YEAR: 1996-98 Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Class B #3002

Two brothers investigate strange whistling, hear growling

Over several summers the household repeatedly heard a loud high rising whistle in the early morning from the same wooded spot near home. In the third summer the witness and a relative walked toward the sound with baseball bats and got within about 25 yards. While the whistle continued they heard a wet growling sound at the same time and fled. The whistling was heard only once the next year and then stopped.

WhistleGrowl
In December of 2008 Confidential, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #44350

Footsteps near Confidential, Pennsylvania

On a cold snowy evening in December 2008 the witness heard loud crunching bipedal-sounding steps outside a closed window and retreated to the hallway.

Footsteps
in late July Confidential, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #44350

Sasquatch sighting near Confidential, Pennsylvania

In late July a group at the property reported a watcher in the woods and a loud grunt-like noise, followed that night by repeated knocks on the home that kept occupants sheltering with a firearm until daylight.

Partial sightingVocalizationDoor or window contact
One evening in June of 2008 Confidential, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #44350

Vocalization near Confidential, Pennsylvania

One night in June 2008 the witness heard sounds outside an open window that mimicked personal noises, causing fright.

Vocalization
about 11:00 PM at night Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Related account #69564

Wood knock near Mount Union, Pennsylvania

Around 11 p.m. the group returned again, imitated a knock with a branch, and recorded a reply knock on video.

Wood knock
Several minutes later Mount Union, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania Related account #69564

Wood knock near Mount Union, Pennsylvania

The same group drove back to the parking area the same night and recorded three knocks on cellphone video.

Wood knock
ALL THE TIME MASONTOWN, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Related account #2898

Unidentified sound near MASONTOWN, Pennsylvania

Local residents are said to repeatedly hear noises and sounds around the same area.

Unidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1984 - '94 Mcconnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Class B #3565

Roar heard and deer carcasses found

In 84 the witness and a companion were night fishing at a lake when they heard dogs barking in sequence around the southwest edge of the gameland. They then heard a loud roar that echoed across the small valley, followed by complete quiet. Both stated they were familiar with Pennsylvania wildlife but had never heard such a noise.

Vocalization
About 5 days later Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Related account #3563

Vocalization near Connellsville, Pennsylvania

About five days after the sighting, the witness walking the same path heard a loud grunting and bushes shaking loudly as something got closer.

VocalizationMovement only
July (?) of 2000 Erie And Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania Related account #4709

Sasquatch sighting near Erie And Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Years later the same witness felt ground-shaking thuds and glimpsed a large upright shadowy figure moving fast through woods, after which spooked deer entered the clearing.

Partial sightingFootsteps
before Columbia County, Pennsylvania Related account #3558

Unidentified sound near Columbia County

The witnesses had previously heard unexplained noises around the orchard and pond that they dismissed as wildlife.

Unidentified sound
about two weeks before the sighting Elmora/Bakerton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Related account #7137

Scream near Elmora/Bakerton, Pennsylvania

About two weeks earlier, the witness and her husband heard strange high-pitched repetitive screams while fishing at the same reservoir.

Scream
At 25 years of age Point Pleasant, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Related account #19170

Sasquatch sighting near Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania

The witness, aged 25, tent-camped with her husband and dog when the ground shook and they later saw a large man-like figure cross a field into a cornfield at night.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
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
other occasions Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Related account #3547

Howl near Armstrong County

On other occasions in the same general area, the witness heard strange howls, cries or moans while hunting and hiking.

HowlVocalization
BFRO YEAR: 1976 or 77 Sussex NJ, Sussex County, New Jersey Class B #7185

Teens have scary encounter in abandoned creamery near Sussex

Two teenagers exploring an abandoned creamery had the companion climb a ladder to the upper floor, where he reported a foul smell and hairy legs behind a box. Both then heard heavy running overhead with ceiling boards moving, and saw a large hairy figure break through a wall, cross a roof, and appear directly after loading doors blew open. They watched it run away through a cornfield for several seconds until it went over or through a fence and disappeared.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingFootstepsOdorProperty disturbance
Today Lacy Township, Ocean County, New Jersey Related account #77867

Footsteps near Lacy Township, New Jersey

On a return visit to the same area, the witness heard low breathing and footsteps in thick brush that stopped when approached and then left after waiting in silence.

FootstepsUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1994? Manahawkin, Ocean County, New Jersey Class B #12825

Possible vocalizations heard in undeveloped section of Ocean County

Late at night the witness and a companion were talking outside a house bordering woods when they heard loud screaming they first mistook for a woman. They took a light and tools and went a short way into the woods, where the sound became a loud high-pitched whistling with heavy rapid breathing very close beside them. Unable to see the source and unnerved, they retreated, called police, and listened as the screams moved away to the southeast and faded.

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back in March of 2006 Rockaway, Morris County, New Jersey Related account #24928

Wood knock near Rockaway, New Jersey

An investigator reports recording believed wood knocks of possibly three animals in the same area in March 2006.

Wood knock
On the fourth night Berlin NJ (Albion), Camden County, New Jersey Related account #63728

Unidentified sound near Berlin NJ (Albion), New Jersey

On an earlier night at the same camp the witness was awakened by a loud horse-like whinny beside the tent with no movement heard after.

Unidentified sound