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10 October 2022 Gabriels NY, Franklin County, New York Class B #75097

Possible daylight sighting in Adirondacks 15 miles NW of Lake Placid

The witness was traveling back from a field lab in the late afternoon when they saw a large fur-covered bipedal figure along a powerline corridor about 100-125 yards away. The figure was walking slowly north with its back to the witness. The witness estimated its height at 8-10 feet by comparing it to the powerline poles.

Full-body sighting
20 June 2004 Rochester Ny Town Of Greece, Monroe County, New York Class B #8905

Three men have a late night encounter with a bi-pedal figure

Three friends were on a late-night bike ride and had stopped to talk by a pond. They noticed a tall tan-or-gray figure standing behind a tree in the darkness. As they approached, the figure moved bipedally across the path toward the woods and one witness saw it glance back. The group followed to the wood line and heard movement in the branches for a short time before silence.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
Summer 2004 Caroga Lake, Fulton County, New York Class B #25913

Two men see a 7' tall biped in their headlights while driving near Caroga Lake

The witness and a companion were driving late at night near Caroga Lake when headlights revealed a large dark upright figure crossing the road ahead. The figure stepped easily over a guardrail and continued into the woods. The witnesses did not stop, feeling shaken and believing they had seen a bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 July 2002 Smyrna [7 Miles Or So From Plymouth, NY], Chenango County, New York Class B #4683

Nighttime sighting by residents near Smyrna, NY

Two people were sitting on a porch late at night when they noticed a tall figure covered in hair moving along the road. The figure moved upright with very long strides and swinging arms, looking straight ahead without turning toward them. It was out of sight within seconds while faint footfalls were heard.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
5 May 2001 Lake George, Sabbathday Point, Warren County, New York Class B #2557

Possible sighting by camper in wee hours at Sabbath Day Point, Lake George

The witness was camping in a tent near Sabathday Point and stepped outside in the early morning to make a phone call. After the call he heard a noise and saw a large hairy human-shaped figure about 60 feet away walking up a slight incline. He watched for about five seconds, noted it lacked a bear-like snout, then ran back to the tent to tell his companions.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
January 1999 Belmont, Allegany County, New York Class B #28244

Young girls remember seeing a hair-covered creature running under a streetlight near Belmont

Two 13-year-olds were playing outside in front of a house on a snowy winter night when they saw a tall, hair-covered biped running along the side of the road about 50 feet away under a streetlight. They described it as 7 to 9 feet tall, covered head to toe in fur, and running faster than anything they had seen. After it ran out of sight, they ran inside to tell an adult, who did not believe them, and they stayed inside because they were frightened.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
October 1997 Monroe Ny, Rockland County, New York Class B #5703

Possible nighttime sighting by campground operator in Bear Mountain State Park

The witness was riding as a passenger with a companion while driving home to a year-round campground at night. The witness spotted a brown, hairy figure crouched on a boulder on a hill, facing toward the companion's cabin. When headlights hit it, it paused briefly, leapt about nine feet to another rock, stood up and ran bipedally out of sight down the hill. The companion did not see it.

Full-body sighting
5 May 1985 Pine Plains, Dutchess County, New York Class B #11630

Dusk and evening sightings around Stissing Mountain

In late spring 1985 the witness and a companion were driving in daylight when a tall figure crossed the road in a few strides and entered a field. They reached the spot seconds later but the figure had disappeared from the open field. The witness later described the figure as tall, heavy, hunched and dark with obscured facial features.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing