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1895 Halstead, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Halstead, Pennsylvania (1895)

A very tall hair-covered wild woman was reported riding a taken balance wheel and encountering a peddler with a horse. She allegedly broke the horse's neck with one jerk, rendered the peddler unconscious, and dragged the horse to the woods where bones were later found. Pursuers found huge footprints and piles of rattlesnake skins but did not locate her.

Full-body sightingTracksHistorical account
1881 Morgantown, Berks County, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Vocalization near Morgantown, Pennsylvania (1881)

A party out driving with horses through a hill pass had a lead horse become unmanageable and show terror as a wild cry came from the thicket, refusing to pass. Local farmers also reported livestock depredations and peculiar footprints in snow that searchers could not resolve. The newspaper presented the story without conclusion.

VocalizationTracksHistorical account
Date unknown Potter County, Potter County, Pennsylvania Related account #71728

Tracks near Potter County, Pennsylvania

The witness noticed a long footprint-like impression against the cabin by a window but judged it too poor to attribute.

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BFRO YEAR: 1978 or 79 Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #48013

Memory told of a close daylight encounter behind a home outside Sandy Lake

Before school the witness and his mother saw a large brown biped moving along a powerline toward woods behind their home. The witness ran toward the treeline and watched the creature pause and turn its upper body to look at him from about 50 yards, then stride away down a creekbed and disappear. Later that day he and his father found large heel impressions where it had leapt off a bank.

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Date unknown Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Related account #12034

Whistle near Lycoming County

The witness returned to the same spot with his boss and others, heard whistles and a howl, and found, measured and photographed large footprints in the stone.

WhistleHowlTracks
over a period of approximately 7 years Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Related account #49903

Wood knock near Kane, Pennsylvania

Over about seven years, group members reported hearing knocks, loud branch breaks and large bipedal footsteps, smelling foul odors and feeling watched without seeing a creature.

Wood knockTree breakFootstepsOdorAnimal behaviour
in the mid 1960's Siegel, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #1134

Tracks near Siegel, Pennsylvania

A relative of the witness earlier found unusually large barefoot-like human prints in snow, followed them briefly, felt watched, and left.

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BFRO YEAR: 1988-89 Erie, Or Wesleyville, They Are About The Same Distance Away, Erie County, Pennsylvania Class A #3634

Night time sighting near a secluded forest home outside Wesleyville

One evening around dusk the witness sat locked out on the front porch of the parents' wooded house. A very large hair-covered biped approached to about 40-50 yards, paused and stared with glowing red eyes for about half a minute, then ran away rapidly breaking branches. The next morning large footprints were found in wet driveway dirt but were washed away by rain before they could be photographed.

Full-body sightingEyeshineMovement onlyTracks
Date unknown Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OtkK_mQpx0ToG2D2L9leDWdzT39GHf0QyIzlSivMLes

Vocalization in Pennsylvania

Residents in Derry Township reported scratching and crying sounds outside with power fluctuations. Police responded and found footprints in the area.

VocalizationTracksProperty disturbance
In January of this year, North Huntington, Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OtkK_mQpx0ToG2D2L9leDWdzT39GHf0QyIzlSivMLes

Tracks near North Huntington, Pennsylvania

A family saw a long trail of large footprints with a wide stride in fresh snow outside their window. The trail ran for a distance and then stopped with no further tracks, as if the maker had disappeared.

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Date unknown Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/08/28/sc-ep248-be-careful-what-you-wish-for

Movement only in Pennsylvania

The guest says he and a friend were walking in a valley in Pennsylvania when they heard rustling and movement. The friend reportedly saw something move quickly up a hillside while the guest saw nothing himself. They later found unclear footprints in snow and took photos to compare sizes.

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Date unknown Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/03/17/sc-ep23-running-from-bigfoot

Vocalization in Pennsylvania

After starting to research, the witness went into the woods at night with a friend. They heard a very deep, strong vocalization and the friend wanted to leave. The witness moved toward a hillside hollow, heard breathing and branches being knocked over about 30 to 40 feet away without seeing the source, then returned to find his friend frightened.

VocalizationTree breakMovement only
recently, before first snowfall this year and two nights ago Pennsylvania #72bf139d-1b06-4982-ac93-402c42604856

Howl in Pennsylvania

The witness and her partner have been staying outside often while renovating a long-empty family farmhouse. Before snowfall they heard a high-pitched yell from across the valley that resembled a known howl recording. Later her partner reported wood knocks at night, and they found small pines pushed over in odd ways.

HowlWood knockTree break
Date unknown Pennsylvania #740fbef8-c6a8-4c6a-b83d-04d7f457816b

Handprint in Pennsylvania

While setting up camera systems at a highly active property in central Pennsylvania, the witness and a companion found handprints with white residue left on their sprinter van. That night they also observed an orb. The property is described as having years of house slaps, window prints, vocalizations and frequent visuals by residents and visiting researchers.

HandprintProperty disturbance
Date unknown Pennsylvania #31e7af19-7d7b-4b98-aec5-f318aea65f92

Silhouette in Pennsylvania

The guest's sister and her friend saw a tall stocky silhouette watching them from the edge of the woods by cattle fields while on a trampoline at night. They froze, then fled inside. The next day large footprints were found from the woods to the house and muddy handprints on a sliding door.

SilhouetteTracksHandprintDoor or window contact