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27 February 2007 Koppel, Beaver County, Pennsylvania Class B #17981

Possible sighting by two at a strip mine in the Koppel Strip Mines

The witness and a companion were in a wooded strip mine area in the morning when they heard a loud groaning sound. They went to check for someone hurt and saw a large brown figure standing about six feet tall. The witness yelled to scare it, the figure looked at them and then ran off into the mines. They searched for about an hour without seeing it again.

Full-body sightingVocalization
September 1999 MASONTOWN, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Class A #2898

Motorist sees 8ft creature in road

The witness reports stopping a car on a wooded road at night to urinate and seeing an animal on all fours about 40 yards away that was first mistaken for a deer. The creature then stood on two legs, made a loud unfamiliar noise, and was viewed in the headlights as tall, hair-covered, and red-eyed. After the witness honked, it reportedly screamed again and ran into the trees.

Full-body sightingEyeshineVocalizationScream
February 1998 Southfork, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #1214

While walking alone in the woods, boy comes face to face with 8 foot tall creature

The witness was walking in the woods behind a former residence in the early afternoon when hearing a noise and seeing a large dark creature with ape-like and human-like facial features. The creature looked at the witness and then walked away, and the witness ran home. The witness also reported hearing an unfamiliar loud noise like an elephant.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
26 October 1996 Loucks Mills, Potter County, Pennsylvania Class B #10805

Campers hear loud vocalizations and find footprints near Loucks Mills

Three people camping at night heard loud crashing, howling, hooting and screaming sounds circling their camp and then moving up a neighboring hill until gone. The owls they had been calling to fell silent for the rest of the night. The next morning they found large human-like footprints in mud around the camp and broken tree limbs.

HowlScreamVocalizationMovement onlyTracks +1
Fall 1996 Clinton County, Pennsylvania Class B #3557

Police Officers hear unusual vocalizations at remote camp

Two companions were sitting on the porch of a rarely used hunting cabin at night after a noisy day of target shooting. They heard a loud, persistent, unfamiliar vocalization from across the hollow that seemed to move behind the camp over 15-20 minutes. They retired inside with no further incident, and a next-day search found no tracks or other sign.

Vocalization
25 November 1993 Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Class B #2784

Hunter/police officer hears late afternoon vocalizations and breaking branches near Clearfield

While deer hunting alone in a snow-covered valley in 1993, the witness heard a deep repeated belch-like sound approach rapidly to the ridge above him. At dusk the sound stopped and something unseen in the treeline broke branches and moved back and forth for about ten minutes while the witness waited with a rifle. The witness then hiked out to his father, who said he had also heard the distant sound, and the party left for the vehicle.

VocalizationTree break
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
September 1973 Bradford, McKean County, Pennsylvania Class A #26888

Man recalls his encounter after riding his dirt bike as a young man near Bradford

The witness stopped while riding to pick berries near a pipeline clearing and noticed what appeared to be a bear digging behind a fallen log. After watching for several minutes, the animal stood upright, stared at the witness, then walked smoothly across rough ground into the woods. The witness ran to the bike, briefly returned to the area, then left without looking for tracks.

Partial sightingVocalization
1973 Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/OtkK_mQpx0ToG2D2L9leDWdzT39GHf0QyIzlSivMLes

Sasquatch sighting near Uniontown, Pennsylvania (1973)

About fifteen people watched a huge spherical object descend over a pasture. Two tall hairy bipeds with glowing green eyes appeared by a fence while a witness fired tracers and live rounds with no effect, then the object vanished and responders found a large glowing area on the ground.

Full-body sightingVocalizationEyeshine
1907 Verona, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Verona, Pennsylvania (1907)

A late pedestrian encountered a white-haired apparition that shrieked, dropped to all fours, clawed the sidewalk, and launched at him. He fled crying to a sheltering doorway while the pursuer passed on and vanished between houses. Neighbors reported being kept awake by weird cries.

Full-body sightingVocalizationHistorical 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
one night Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Related account #48013

Vocalization near Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania

The witness recalls feeling watched while hunting the same woods for years and hearing unexplained vocalizations with a relative one night.

VocalizationPossible misidentification
BFRO YEAR: 1985 - '87 McKean County, Pennsylvania Class B #3570

Loud scream heard by three witnesses.

Three bow hunters met in a field after dark while walking out. From a small woodlot about 70 yards away they twice heard a loud scream turning into a guttural growl with heavy breathing. One hunter briefly ran then returned, and the group left quickly after shining a weak light toward the sound without seeing anything.

ScreamGrowlVocalization
in late July Confidential, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #44350

Sasquatch sighting near Confidential, Pennsylvania

In late July a group at the property reported a watcher in the woods and a loud grunt-like noise, followed that night by repeated knocks on the home that kept occupants sheltering with a firearm until daylight.

Partial sightingVocalizationDoor or window contact
One evening in June of 2008 Confidential, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Related account #44350

Vocalization near Confidential, Pennsylvania

One night in June 2008 the witness heard sounds outside an open window that mimicked personal noises, causing fright.

Vocalization
BFRO YEAR: 1984 - '94 Mcconnellsburg, Fulton County, Pennsylvania Class B #3565

Roar heard and deer carcasses found

In 84 the witness and a companion were night fishing at a lake when they heard dogs barking in sequence around the southwest edge of the gameland. They then heard a loud roar that echoed across the small valley, followed by complete quiet. Both stated they were familiar with Pennsylvania wildlife but had never heard such a noise.

Vocalization
About 5 days later Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Related account #3563

Vocalization near Connellsville, Pennsylvania

About five days after the sighting, the witness walking the same path heard a loud grunting and bushes shaking loudly as something got closer.

VocalizationMovement only
other occasions Armstrong County, Pennsylvania Related account #3547

Howl near Armstrong County

On other occasions in the same general area, the witness heard strange howls, cries or moans while hunting and hiking.

HowlVocalization
Something like a year ago Bridgewater, Pennsylvania #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/05/07/sc-ep322-a-history-of-wild-men

Sasquatch sighting near Bridgewater, Pennsylvania

A berry picker encountered a small child-sized hair-covered being walking upright toward them while whistling like a person. After initial fright the witness pursued it, but it ran away very fast continuing to whistle. The teller notes locals afterward called it a name associated with its speed.

Full-body sightingVocalizationHistorical account
Date unknown Pennsylvania #4ab0108e-7ce2-4883-9bc1-07a62592d0ff

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania

A witness met the researcher in a Pennsylvania forest to show an area near Pond Bank. The witness reported two prior events nearby, including being roared at and seeing a very dark Bigfoot described as blacker than black. Both events occurred within a mile of Pond Bank.

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