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Man recalls childhood sighting near Allison Park
Two companions sitting on a pipeline corridor heard alternating bird-like calls and wood-knock sounds for about 20 minutes that grew louder and seemed to come from very close by. When they stood to look, they saw a tall grey-haired animal about 20-30 yards away staring at them. Both the witnesses and the animal immediately fled, with the animal crashing in a straight line uphill through the woods.
Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania (1970)
In the 1970s in Pennsylvania a landed or hovering orb was approached by a man and two neighbor kids who then saw two Bigfoot-like beings along a fence. Shots with tracer rounds had no effect. Police called investigator [name withheld], and the adult witness reportedly became possessed, howling in another voice, an episode said to be cassette-recorded.
Teenager has face-to-face encounter with tall, hairy, man-like creature
After sneaking into a community pool at night, the witness ran into adjoining woods to avoid the caretaker and collided with something. He looked up and saw a manlike figure about eight feet tall covered head to foot in long hair with a strong smell. He ran back toward his friends warning them not to go that way, and none of them went to check the spot.
Man recounts boyhood sighting at Fairfield Summer Camp near Ligonier
As an eight-year-old at a two-week summer camp, the witness was lying awake in an open cabin at night after the head count. He heard footsteps circle the cabin and then saw a very tall, dark-haired, gorilla-like figure fill the open doorway and stare in for several minutes. The figure then left toward the mess area, after which the witness heard garbage cans being overturned.
Teens chased by upright running animal near Bradford
The witness and a companion were walking home after playing softball at night when the witness noticed a very tall figure standing behind them. The figure ran toward them and both fled to the witness's house. They returned with a relative carrying flashlights but found nothing.
Possible encounter between a juvenile and a human child, near Gettysburg
The witness, then about 13, was playing hide-and-seek at night behind a hall when he backed around a target box into something. He turned and saw a human-like figure a little over five feet tall covered in long hair, with a strong musky odor, then ran to tell the other children. When the group went back to look, nothing was there.
Dogman sighting in Pennsylvania (1960)
A young man parked with his girlfriend watched a herd of elk rush past the car, then felt something push the back of the car. He opened the door, turning on the dome light, and came face to face with a tall upright wolf-like creature snarling and drooling. His girlfriend screamed that a second one was stepping out behind it, and he got back in and drove away.
Paranormal encounter near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1940)
The witness relays a family story about his uncle as a young child seeing people others could not see. During a home wake, the uncle said the deceased person from the casket was curled under a table smiling and beckoning to him.
Sasquatch sighting near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (1921)
A woman saw a four-foot object moving along a rear fence and fetched a neighbor, who shot it with a shotgun and saw it drop. When approached, it jumped to hind legs and chased the shooter back into the house, then left toward another town. Strange footprints were later reported nearby.
Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)
A motorist traveling toward town was allegedly leapt upon by the mysterious gorilla-like animal. Armed only with a small penknife, he resisted, and a second passing motorist joined to beat off the attack.
Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)
Two weeks after being shot, the creature returned to the farm while wood was being chopped by lantern light. It attacked the boy who had shot it, knocking him down and breaking his arm before the father drove it away. The boy was left unconscious but expected to recover, and hunters then scoured the area.
Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)
A week after the first sighting the same animal was found in a cornfield and shot with a small-caliber rifle. It fell and rolled, then the boy and his father followed a blood trail some distance but could not overtake it.
Sasquatch sighting near Snyder County (1920)
Two children gathering kindling at night by search lamp light discovered a huge seven-foot tall man-like animal that looked like a huge monkey. When discovered it dropped to all fours and ambled away into darkness.
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.
Sasquatch sighting near Springfield, Pennsylvania (1906)
Residents reported a hair-covered animal sometimes upright and sometimes moving on all fours at racehorse speed with a leaping stride. Heavy steel bear traps set and wired to an oak were found sprung with bait eaten, wire snapped, ground torn, and traps dragged rods away. Later explanations blaming a dog or disguised man were followed by continued reports.
Sasquatch sighting near Ben Avon, Pennsylvania (1906)
Four men returning home were accosted by a long-haired gorilla-like wild man and fought it to the ground, binding its wrists. It freed itself, climbed a tree with cat-like agility, then later came down and fought the two watchers, badly biting and scratching one and tearing clothing before disappearing.
Cryptid sighting in Pennsylvania (1905)
A historical newspaper report described residents along the Susquehanna seeing a man-sized creature rise erect from the water. Two men and their wives reportedly saw it in daylight. Witnesses insisted it was not an illusion and described it as like a man without arms.
Sasquatch sighting near Bridgeville, Pennsylvania (1901)
A man riding a bicycle at night was attacked by a gorilla that threw him from the machine and struck him with a fist. He fired a revolver twice and escaped to a nearby town, arriving unable to speak with torn clothing and a head wound. A large posse formed to capture the animal.
Sasquatch sighting near Coal Valley, Pennsylvania (1897)
A dairyman went into the woods to look for a stray cow and noticed a strange monster coming toward him. He fled in the opposite direction. This was presented as one of several sightings prompting a capture expedition.
Sasquatch sighting near Coal Valley, Pennsylvania (1897)
A homeowner saw a hair-covered ape-like or very old man-like being come up to his porch and look in the window while walking on hind legs. When he went for a gun, it bounded over the porch railing and disappeared into the woods.