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19 February 2025 Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania Class A #78276

Multiple incidents with one good visual, in hunting area 3.5mi NE of Penn State Univ

The witness was walking back toward his vehicle along the creek after using predator calls when he heard a loud wood knock and heard footsteps paralleling him. He glimpsed a large upright figure slipping behind a tree, then caught its face and upper body in his spotlight from about 40 yards for about two seconds before it pulled back behind the tree. He retreated through brush, crossed the creek, and hurried back to his vehicle while on the phone with a friend.

Wood knockPartial sightingFootsteps
October 2022 Nanty Glo, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #75057

Very credible (2 witness) daylight sighting of a sasquatch walking along bike trail 60 east of Pittsburgh -- Ghost Town Trail

The witness and a companion were riding bicycles east on a rail-trail when they noticed a large dark figure about 150 yards ahead walking toward them on the trail. The figure noticed them about the same time, left the trail, and walked quickly into the woods. They reported no sound or odor, and a later check for prints found nothing because of heavy leaves.

Full-body sighting
11 October 2021 Potter County, Potter County, Pennsylvania Class A #71728

Cabin owner up from Maryland describes sightings of two bigfoots at property in Harrison Valley

On the morning of 11 October the witness was watching skittish deer from the cabin and scanned the treeline with optics. He claims to have seen a very tall, wide, greyish-brown hair-covered figure standing upright and slowly moving its head, with eye sockets visible. He also heard four whistles and saw a second smaller dark figure moving in cover nearby. He watched for about 30 minutes before having to leave.

Partial sightingWhistle
13 November 2017 Wind Gap, Northampton County, Pennsylvania Class A #58534

Deer hunter has a dusk sighting near Wind Gap

The witness was deer hunting at sunset when deer ran through as if being pushed by something. A tall reddish-brown bipedal figure followed the deer, approached a dead deer, looked toward the witness, then disappeared back up the hill. A wood knock was also noted.

Full-body sightingWood knock
August 2015 Grove City, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #49773

Early evening sighting by a motorist traveling on I-79 near Grove City

The witness was driving with family on the interstate in the early evening before dark. He looked across the opposite lanes and noticed a tall dark bipedal figure near the tree line, then watched it turn and walk into the woods. The family members in the vehicle did not see it. He later described the figure as tall, dark, lean yet muscular, with low-hanging arms and fluid movement.

Partial sighting
25 February 2014 Levittown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Class A #44445

Man has late night road crossing encounter outside Levittown

The witness was driving home from a night job at about 1 a.m. when an upright, hair-covered figure crossed Green Lane in front of the car. The witness stopped about 15 feet away and watched it cross from east to west into a swampy area in two to three strides while looking toward the car. The figure was described as nearly nine feet tall with dark brown hair and piercing blue eyes.

Road crossingFull-body sightingEyeshine
26 May 2013 Houtzdale, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class A #42051

Deer hunter scouting with his family encounters two Bigfoots near Houtzdale

A hunter walking a dense tunnel-like trail to place salt blocks exited into an open area and saw two large upright creatures about 25 yards away moving away toward the tree line. He watched the first in detail from the side and rear and glimpsed the second's back through trees, hearing footsteps in the grass but no vocalizations or odor. He then discarded the salt block, escorted his wife and child back to their vehicle, and left the area.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingFootsteps
March 2012 Bethel Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #34485

Daylight sighting from a senior apartment building near Bethel Park

On a cold snowy morning the witness was sitting inside a fourth-floor residence when turkeys and deer moved down a hill. Less than five minutes later he saw a large hairy animal near the top of the hill. The animal moved on all fours, then stood partially erect and ran on two feet into the forest, observed for about seven seconds from about 150 feet.

Full-body sighting
15 November 2011 Johnstown, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #31180

Nightime sighting by motorist in northern outskirts of Johnstown

In the pre-dawn hours, two relatives driving home saw a small dark upright figure cross the road in front of their car from right to left. The figure was covered in dark hair that shone in the headlights and moved quickly and smoothly, leading the driver to slow to avoid hitting it. Both occupants confirmed they saw the same thing, and the driver declined to stop and was unsettled afterward.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
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
September 2008 Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class A #24731

Brief sighting by motorist on Rt. 80 just west of the town of Clearfield

The witness was driving west on a highway in the afternoon when he noticed a stationary stocky figure covered in reddish long hair standing beyond a fallow field in front of woods. He saw only the upper body and head for about three seconds before a bank and foliage blocked the view. His companion was asleep and saw nothing, and he was unable to stop or return to the location.

Partial sighting
October 2007 Argus, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Class A #21962

Bow Hunter Encounters Strange Creature near Argus

The witness was bow hunting alone in the late afternoon when he saw a large muscular bipedal figure at a distance. The figure was uniform dark rust in color and walked away, disappearing after only a few steps. The witness climbed a small tree to get a better view but the figure was gone.

Full-body sightingPossible hoax
23 July 2006 3 Or 4 Miles, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #15306

Young Woman Observes Large Biped in a Field east of Pittsburgh

The witness was sitting outside at night talking on the phone when she heard movement in nearby woods and then noticed a strange odor. She looked up and saw a very large, hair-covered figure standing in a field about 30 feet away. Frightened, she ran inside and locked the doors, and a family member found nothing that night with a flashlight. The next morning she and a relative found flattened grass, clearings, and tracks leading into the woods but were too frightened to follow them.

Full-body sightingOdorMovement onlyTracks
January 2006 Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #13714

Daylight sighting behind business near Allison Park

The witness and a relative were at their workplace near forest and a creek when the relative called the witness to the back door. They watched a large black hairy bipedal creature run very fast down a hill toward the woods. The sighting lasted about ten seconds from about two hundred feet away.

Full-body sighting
July 2005 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania Class A #12034

Truck driver has late afternoon encounter while dumping stone

The witness was turning a dump truck and spreading stone on a remote camp road when he noticed an animal on a stone pile that stood on two legs and then vanished. After adjusting his chains and driving forward, he saw two upright, hairy animals pacing the truck in his mirror, with the larger one estimated at eight to nine feet tall. He was frightened and left the area quickly. He also noted a feeling of being watched and a nasty smell earlier while outside the truck.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingMovement onlyOdor
November 2004 Moon Twp, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #19589

Dawn sighting by hunter within 2 miles of boundary of Pittsburgh International Airport

The witness settled into a treestand before dawn to deer hunt. After hearing wood-on-wood knocks and then bipedal footsteps approaching along the ridge top, the witness watched a large dark hair-covered figure at sunrise for about 15 seconds before it covered the distance in three strides into dense vegetation.

Full-body sightingWood knockFootsteps
28 October 2004 Blain, Perry County, Pennsylvania Class A #9694

Teens smell odor, have brief sighting

Three companions were driving at night to spotlight deer and stopped to watch a close owl with the windows down. They noticed a strong foul odor and watched the owl fly away. As they prepared to move, an entity crossed the road from the hill edge to the embankment top, with only its large hairy legs visible in dim headlights. They left quickly and had not returned.

Partial sightingRoad crossingOdor
May 2004 Coudersport, Potter County, Pennsylvania Class A #8633

Trucker has nighttime sighting on Denton Hill east of Coudersport

The witness was driving a tractor-trailer uphill at night when the car about 100 yards ahead swerved. He then saw a tall, totally black, upright figure on the right shoulder, apparently about to go up a steep slope into the woods. He saw it briefly in headlights before it disappeared.

Full-body sighting
11 November 2001 Hermitage, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #3401

Motorist and passenger catch glimpse of humanlike figure crossing the road

The witness was driving on a back road at night with three companions when a light-brown figure crossed the road in front of the car and entered the woods. Only the witness and the front-seat companion saw the mid- and lower torso and legs moving with fast, person-like strides. The driver slowed with intent to stop but kept driving after the back-seat passengers asked not to stop.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
10 October 2001 Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Class A #3231

Motorist and passenger see large creature cross the road

The witness was driving at night with a passenger when a large hair-covered biped appeared in the headlights. The creature bounded across the two-lane highway and leaped from near the center line to the roadside bank. It stayed upright throughout the brief sighting before disappearing into brush and darkness.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing