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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
2024 Fort Hill, Pennsylvania #c8ec1dbc-3aa9-4644-bb41-e690356cbc29

UFO sighting near Fort Hill, Pennsylvania (2024)

A few days after foggy nights the witness saw an oval object with a pulsing white light rather than blinking aircraft lights. It moved across the sky, made a zigzag maneuver, then stopped dead for several seconds before continuing. The witness heard no noise despite other jets audible and had no phone to record.

Partial 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
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
8 August 2014 Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania Class B #46320

Possible sightings and strange occurences close to a couple's home east of Bradford

A couple sitting at a picnic table beside a small pond noticed leaves fluttering with no wind and then saw a very large dark figure about 30 yards away in the treeline swaying back and forth. The wife described a gorilla-like face while her husband focused on the immense body size. After briefly watching them, the figure stepped back into the shadows and disappeared silently.

Partial sighting
16 February 2014 Delmont, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class B #44309

Beaver Run Reservior area, 28 miles East of Pittsburgh, motorist sighting around midnight in Winter

The witness was driving with a relative on Rt 66 toward Delmont late at night. The relative spotted a dark figure walking upright on two legs up a steep, snow-covered hillside behind an RV sales lot toward the tree line. The witness also glimpsed the figure, noting its large size, broad shoulders, and ease of movement uphill in snow without using its arms. They did not stop to look for tracks and reported the incident to seek an explanation.

Partial sightingSilhouette
19 January 2014 Bethany, Wayne County, Pennsylvania Class B #43901

Possible nighttime road crossing near Bethany

The witness was driving home at night when, after glancing away from an oncoming car's high beams, they saw the lower part of a large dark long-haired figure. Only two very large legs with extremely large feet were visible in the headlights as it took three steps across the road and a fourth step up the roadside bank. The witness briefly stopped to look for tracks from the car, then left feeling frightened.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
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
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
December 2007 Jessup Twnshp., Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Class B #25085

Woman witnesses eyes peering into her living room near the rural town of Montrose

Late at night in December 2007 the witness was in her living room when she noticed a pair of large red glowing eyes looking in over the top of the lowered blinds. She watched for several minutes as the eyes looked directly at her and blinked, then the head turned and the figure left the window. Her husband was in the same room but remained unaware, and neither dog reacted.

EyeshinePartial sighting
October 2005 Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/11/24/sc-ep62-a-hunters-encounter

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (2005)

The witness was squirrel hunting and scouting for deer season along a logging road in Pennsylvania. After sitting on a boulder by a stream, he noticed a large dark figure partially hidden between pine trees about 50 to 75 yards away staring at him. When he reached for his shotgun the figure slipped back between the trees and disappeared silently, and he later estimated its height at about nine feet by holding up his gun to a branch.

Partial 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
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
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
19 March 2000 Ebensburg, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #208

A man has ongoing encounters with bigfoot type creatures

Four people hiking to a stream to fish heard a scream/moan and then saw a non-human, almost human-like head peering from behind a tree. The creature stared for about 30 seconds before running away very quickly. The witnesses estimated it was 5 to 6 feet tall and fairly large.

Partial sightingScream
12 October 1996 Milligantown, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Class A #14677

Late night road crossing near Apollo

The witness was driving home late at night when a large manlike entity crossed the two-lane road in front of the vehicle in a few fast, smooth steps and disappeared into trees on the far side. The witness stopped, noting no other vehicles or people around, and heard it crashing through brush. The next morning the witness found a path of broken brush and trampled grass where it had crossed but no tracks.

Partial sightingRoad crossingFootsteps
1986–1987 Coudesport,Sweden Valley, Potter County, Pennsylvania Class B #24301

Man remembers hearing strange vocalizations and seeing a hairy, upright figure while hunting in Sweden Valley

The witness was deer hunting alone in the afternoon near the top of a snowy ravine when he heard loud, unintelligible voices moving rapidly uphill. After hearing limbs breaking, he saw a tall hairy figure standing under a pine tree about 70 yards away, apparently shaking the tree and then stepping behind nearby trees where it disappeared from view. He reported feeling intense dread and chose not to approach to look for tracks, ending his hunting afterward.

Partial sightingVocalization
November 1984 Somerset County, Pennsylvania Class A #3571

Big, fast moving creature seen near Laurel Hill Turnpike

The witness was walking back from a grassy field off an old road when they felt watched and smelled a strong odor like body odor and wet dog. They then glimpsed something out of the corner of their eye moving parallel to the road through dense woods. They described it as larger and faster than a bear and noisy while moving, and they left quickly without checking for tracks.

Partial sightingOdorFootsteps
August 1978 Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class A #10632

Young boy observes animal chasing family horses

In summer 1978 a child sitting on a house deck noticed the family dog growling and horses running agitated toward the barn. The child then glimpsed a large dark brown to black bipedal figure with a massive chest running in a lower field about 100 to 200 yards away. The figure disappeared after the child screamed, and the father later searched the area but found nothing.

Partial sighting
7 July 1978 Conemaugh, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #16327

Rural resident describes daylight sighting of a bigfoot north of East Conemaugh

The witness, then a teenager, took a shortcut through woods to return a neighbor's loose German shepherd. In a clearing by a fenced garbage pile, the witness saw a black hairy gorilla-like figure crouched at the fence, reaching through with a hand-like arm to move objects. The dog whined and blocked the witness, and after watching for several seconds the witness left and returned the dog by the road.

Partial sighting