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June 2006 Minerva NY, Essex County, New York Class B #15191

Possible daylight sighting by motorist near Minerva

The witness was driving with a relative on an unpaved road toward a trailhead in late morning. From about 50 yards away the witness saw a large brown furry animal in the road lunge into dense woods. The witness reached the spot within seconds but found nothing in the clearing and woods beyond. The witness concluded the light color, large size, and quick disappearance did not fit a moose or bear.

Partial sighting
29 April 2006 Livingston NJ, Essex County, New Jersey Class B #16604

Possible sighting by motorist at dusk outside Livingston

On April 29, 2006 the witness was driving southbound on an unfamiliar road after leaving a mall when a deer bolted across the road in front of the car. A dark bipedal figure about six feet tall immediately followed in fast pursuit of the deer across the road and into trees and swamp on the other side. The entire chase lasted under 20 seconds, with exaggerated arm swing and speed that seemed exceptional for uneven terrain.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
5 October 2002 Mineville, Essex County, New York Class B #5047

Possible sighting by motorist at night, outside Westport

The witness was traveling on a road late at night with a companion slightly behind. Near a forested area, something very large and fast ran out in front of the witness on two legs, with one hand held forward and apparently carrying something in the other. Conditions were very dark with light fog and drizzle.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
October 2002 Elizabethtown, Essex County, New York Class B #7909

Vocalizations Heard Near Sighting During Same Time Period

The witness and a family member were on their home porch in the early morning when a loud commotion broke out on the hill beside the house. They heard a series of loud screams unlike any known animal, followed by something large running through the woods and breaking branches. Both were shaken, and a next-day search of the hard, gravelly ground found no tracks.

ScreamFootstepsTree break
2002–2003 Keene Valley, Essex County, New York Class B #11956

Unusual events at remote family cabin near Keene Valley, NY

Late at night in fall 2003 the witness walked about 25 feet from the remote cabin to the tree line to relieve himself. He heard very loud heavy stomping or bounding from about 25 yards away at the base of a hillside that shook the ground and stopped after a few seconds when he turned toward it. He saw nothing further, felt uneasy, and went back inside and locked the cabin.

Footsteps
28 September 1998 Essex County, New York Class B #1523

Hiker finds footprints and hears communicating sounds

The witness traveled to woods near Eagle Lake to camp overnight and listen for unusual sounds. In the afternoon he found elongated foot-like impressions, including one 12-inch print with four toes. After dark from a tree stand he heard repeated wood-on-wood strikes, a tree falling without cracking, footsteps uphill out of sight, and prolonged human-like hooting from multiple directions, followed by hours of silence. He left on foot around 3 a.m. without further incident.

TracksWood knockFootstepsVocalization
July 1996 Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts Class B #41492

Memory told of seeing three large bipeds jogging together in the woods near Rowley

As children searching for a trail to a nearby plaza, the witness and a friend heard a noise and saw three tan-colored, unclothed, upright figures jogging in single file on a ridge above them. The figures were larger than a very large man and moved away at moderate speed during an encounter lasting about 20 seconds. The boys then left the woods quickly and returned to the friend's house.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound