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back in 92 and 93 Sabbath Day Point, Warren County, New York Related account #2405

Vocalization near Sabbath Day Point, New York

The witness reports hearing unusual sounds near the same lake area in the early 1990s.

Vocalization
at night Whitehall, Washington County, New York Related account #55727

Rock throwing near Whitehall, New York

An anchored boat in the same bay reportedly had rocks thrown at it at night.

Rock throwing
BFRO YEAR: 1992, '93 Warren County, New York Class B #1598

At Sabbathday Point, Family Reports strange sounds near their cabin

Over two-week periods in 1992 and 1993, the witness repeatedly heard loud nighttime sounds near a lakeside cabin, described as whistling, chattering, screams and deep thumping lasting one to four minutes. The sounds seemed to move quickly from a mountaintop to the road area about 200 feet away, possibly involving two callers. The witness looked out with a flashlight but saw nothing and remained inside out of fear.

WhistleChatterScreamUnidentified sound
only three weeks ago Warren County, New York Related account #1599

Sasquatch sighting near Warren County

An unspecified sighting at a cemetery in Ticonderoga was said to have occurred three weeks before the investigation.

Partial sighting
since childhood Whitehall, Washington County, New York Related account #9723

Wood knock near Whitehall, New York

The witness recalls frequently hearing repetitious knocking from western directions on the property since childhood.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1976-2000-2008 Canton NY, St. Lawrence County, New York Class A #25631

Various incidents and sightings from 1976-2008 by family members at their rural home near Canton

In fall 2000 the wife reportedly saw a large dark figure walk across a field about 300 yards from home and into woods bordering a lake. The brief 3-5 second view was described as taller than five feet based on fence posts, stocky with very large shoulders, dark brown to black hair, and walking on two legs, causing an initial bear impression to be dismissed. The account was submitted by her husband along with later family experiences in the same wooded swamp-lake area.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Addison, Steuben County, New York Related account #4643

Unidentified sound near Addison, New York

Neighbors reported hearing noises and sometimes smelling a stench from the remote pond area.

Unidentified soundOdor
Date unknown Addison, Steuben County, New York Class B #4643

Follow up investigation to track find in Rathbone

In early August 1995, a couple fishing at a neighbor's pond near Addison found large footprints, hair-like material and disturbed vegetation. Additional prints appeared on subsequent days on different sides of the pond. State wildlife officials and university staff examined casts and samples but did not identify the source.

TracksHairProperty disturbancePossible hoax
BFRO YEAR: 1980-82 Lake George, Warren County, New York Class B #16540

Possible stalking of hikers on Prospect Mt. near Lake George

A couple hiking down a mountain road at dusk heard a large unseen presence moving through the woods beside the road. The sounds matched their movements, stopping when they stopped, and continued alongside them for an hour or more as they descended. They spoke loudly to try to scare it away and judged from the loud crunching steps that it was very large and not a deer.

Footsteps
Date unknown City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York Related account #59664

Sasquatch sighting near City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, New York

The companion's mother reportedly also saw things on the farm.

Partial sighting
one evening at twilight City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York Related account #59664

Sasquatch sighting near City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, New York

The male [name withheld] reportedly saw a large hand at twilight at the new back deck that appeared to mimic him while smoking.

Partial sighting
when she was a much younger girl City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, Ulster County, New York Related account #59664

Sasquatch sighting near City: Kingston. Town: Port Ewen, New York

The companion reportedly had an encounter on the farm when she was a much younger girl and had been told by her father to stay away from the back field at night.

BFRO YEAR: 1979 or 80 Canisteo, Steuben County, New York Class A #13662

Daylight sighting near a railroad bed and the Canisteo River

The witness and his son reportedly watched a dark animal from about three-tenths of a mile away in a flat river-bottom area. They observed it walk several hundred feet along the river bank before it went out of sight around a bend. The daylight sighting occurred in late spring during very dry conditions, and nearby railroad workers could not see the animal because a hedgerow blocked their view.

Full-body sighting
at about 4:30am Stony Point, Rockland County, New York Related account #28105

Scream near Stony Point, New York

Two other people fishing on the same lake around 4:30am heard a loud scream and left immediately.

Scream
February 10, 2006 Maryland, Otsego County, New York Related account #13874

Scream near Maryland, New York

While feeding horses in the evening the witness heard a very loud long scream from the valley below.

Scream
this past summer Township Of Unadilla, Close To The Village Of Sidney, Otsego County, New York Related account #12388

Sasquatch sighting near Township Of Unadilla, Close To The Village Of Sidney, New York

A young child staying with the witness told her mother about a man in the window.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1985-86 Williamstown, Oswego County, New York Class B #3614

Large figure prowls around cabin outside Williamstown

Two friends were staying overnight in a cabin by a creek when late at night someone tried the locked door and did not answer. A tall shape then appeared at the side window, and they remained huddled inside without sleep until morning. Next morning they found barefoot-like prints with a wide stride going up a steep embankment near the creek.

Partial sightingSilhouetteDoor or window contactTracks
a few years prior Clarendon, Orleans County, New York Related account #4799

Sasquatch sighting near Clarendon, New York

A relative of the witness reported seeing a tall bipedal figure with reddish fur cross a trail, pause to look and vocalize, then continue into the woods.

Full-body sightingVocalization
BFRO YEAR: 95-96 Clarendon, Orleans County, New York Class B #4799

Possible vocalizations heard by coon hunters near Clarendon

The witness and a hunting companion were about to start a nighttime hunt when they heard an unfamiliar loud scream. The sound appeared to move rapidly away, shifting from nearby to much farther within seconds while crashing through brush. Frightened despite being accustomed to the dark, the pair left without seeing the source and returned to their truck.

ScreamMovement only
About 3 weeks later during gun season Middlesex, Ontario County, New York Related account #68896

Wood knock near Middlesex, New York

During gun season the witness experienced the same loud knock again in the same area with the woods silent.

Wood knock