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BFRO YEAR: 1978-80 Prosperity, Washington County, Pennsylvania Class B #50123

Audio recording of possible screams, growls, and fight with a dog from the Late 70's near Prosperity

On a fall evening just before dusk, the witness, then a child, and the father were at their farm when the father heard a loud disturbance in a wooded valley below a field. The father took a tape recorder and walked toward the sounds of a loud growling/roaring creature apparently fighting a neighbor's dog while the child waited uphill by a feed trough. The creature was never seen because it was too dark in the woods, and the father returned uphill. The neighbor's dog was never seen again.

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BFRO YEAR: 1978 or 79 Sandy Lake, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #48013

Memory told of a close daylight encounter behind a home outside Sandy Lake

Before school the witness and his mother saw a large brown biped moving along a powerline toward woods behind their home. The witness ran toward the treeline and watched the creature pause and turn its upper body to look at him from about 50 yards, then stride away down a creekbed and disappear. Later that day he and his father found large heel impressions where it had leapt off a bank.

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BFRO YEAR: 72 or 73 York; More Specifically Manchester Twp., York County, Pennsylvania Class B #8000

Shriek heard in PA woods in early 70's

Three teenagers were camping by a fire near a pine grove on a farm property. They heard intermittent branch-breaking and movement approaching and receding, then a single loud inhuman scream. They fled to the house without seeing anything and reported no odor or sense of being followed.

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BFRO YEAR: 1973-'76 York County, Pennsylvania Class B #3572

Large man-like creature seen by witness.

A large hair-covered man-like creature about seven feet tall with a long stride is described. The report notes stories circulated during school years with many sightings around the beginning and end of deer season. No specific date, time, or personal observation details are given for the main description.

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BFRO YEAR: 2006-pres Kane, McKean County, Pennsylvania Class B #49903

Several possible incidents over the years in the Allegheny National Forest

In March 2014 while staying at a cabin with four companions, the witness went alone to a nearby meadow after dark to look at stars. The witness heard bipedal footsteps approaching up the slope, called out twice with no reply, and the steps paused then stopped at the lane edge. As the witness walked back past that spot, brush shuffled as if something turned to watch, but all companions were still inside and had heard nothing.

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BFRO YEAR: 86/88 Orangeville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania Class A #3647

Sightings by a hunter west of Greenville, in the woods near Hell's Hollow Rd. and Rt. 358

In fall 1986 the witness was sitting in a parked truck at night in Hell's Hollow talking with a companion. A large dark-brown biped estimated at 7 to 8 feet tall walked past within a few feet of the front of the truck and disappeared into thick brush. The witness drove away quickly and believed the companion had not seen the figure.

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BFRO YEAR: about 1980 Lewistown, PA In Mifflin County, Mifflin County, Pennsylvania Class B #22599

Hunter has unusual experience while spring turkey hunting

The witness was scouting for turkeys in spring on the southern side of Jacks Mountain when turkey-like clucking from dense brush drew him closer. Each time he approached, a very low guttural growl came from the brush where nothing could be seen, stopping when he backed away while the clucking resumed. After two or three such approaches he left the area.

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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.

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BFRO YEAR: 1996-98 Indiana, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Class B #3002

Two brothers investigate strange whistling, hear growling

Over several summers the household repeatedly heard a loud high rising whistle in the early morning from the same wooded spot near home. In the third summer the witness and a relative walked toward the sound with baseball bats and got within about 25 yards. While the whistle continued they heard a wet growling sound at the same time and fled. The whistling was heard only once the next year and then stopped.

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BFRO YEAR: 1988-89 Erie, Or Wesleyville, They Are About The Same Distance Away, Erie County, Pennsylvania Class A #3634

Night time sighting near a secluded forest home outside Wesleyville

One evening around dusk the witness sat locked out on the front porch of the parents' wooded house. A very large hair-covered biped approached to about 40-50 yards, paused and stared with glowing red eyes for about half a minute, then ran away rapidly breaking branches. The next morning large footprints were found in wet driveway dirt but were washed away by rain before they could be photographed.

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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.

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BFRO YEAR: 1970 or '71 Crawford County, Pennsylvania Class B #3559

Two men driving home in the early morning hours, spot a hair covered man running along the road.

Two companions driving home along a lonely forested dirt road on a cold November night reported seeing a hair-covered human-like figure jogging ahead on the roadside. They slowed and pulled alongside to offer help, observing its flat face, small nose and mouth, and unusually long arms as it kept jogging silently and looked into the vehicle. Frightened, they accelerated away and saw in the rearview mirror that it continued loping along the road, so the driver stayed overnight rather than drive back alone.

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BFRO YEAR: 1992 or 93 Butler County, Pennsylvania Class A #3551

Campers have close encounter with large, hairy creature

Three people were sitting around a campfire late at night when they heard footsteps in the woods and a loud crash against a nearby mobile home. The reporter ran to wake a sleeping companion while the other two put out the fire. Those two companions reported seeing a large hairy man-like figure about 20 feet away, about 7-8 feet tall with red eyes, which then ran off hunched over.

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BFRO YEAR: Late '70's Kilbuck Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class B #856

Woman recalls sightings and sounds she and her brother encountered

A relative of the reporter reportedly encountered a figure called Chewbacca standing in nearby woods and watching while playing alone. The incident occurred near the family home in the late 1970s in late afternoon to early evening.

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BFRO YEAR: Mid 80's Dravosburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Class A #11228

Two teenagers have a surprise encounter in mid - 80's

Two companions hiking on the floor of a hollow came upon a brown hair-covered shape about 10 feet away near a deadfall. The shape stood to about seven and a half feet tall and ran away bipedally through brush toward a road while the witnesses fled uphill out of the woods. A return visit days later found a large matted clear spot but no footprints or hoofprints.

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BFRO YEAR: 1998 ? Gettysburg PA, Adams County, Pennsylvania Class A #3360

Nighttime sighting by motorists on Route 116 between Gettysburg and Fairfield

The witness and a companion were driving home late at night when an animal stepped over a roadside fence and crossed the road in front of them. The animal stopped in an open field and looked back while the witness stopped the car and both occupants watched it from about 150 feet away for an extended time. They noted its tall height, hair covering, and red eyes before the witness drove away.

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Date unknown State College, Pennsylvania #09db299f-f811-4dd9-81b3-5dc865f51f3c

Sasquatch sighting near State College, Pennsylvania

While hauling a load on unfamiliar back roads south of State College, the truck driver noticed a tall upright figure standing just outside the treeline atop a road bank watching traffic. He was drawn to its extremely bright red eyes and estimated it at six and a half to seven feet tall with wide shoulders, narrow waist, and light tan-brown hair. He had only a few seconds of viewing while passing at 30 to 100 feet and did not see it move.

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summertime, going back 19 years ago Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Be6UISlnLqXrqPqtuXoGsqeHv3MDvtCb947ODto7Km8

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania

The witness was working on a remote cell tower crew in summer and walked into the woods to use the bathroom. He heard leaves rustling, then saw a very large hair-covered human-like creature drop from a tree about 40 feet away. The creature stood upright, turned to stare and growl with teeth shown, then walked away while the witness stood in shock.

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Date unknown Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/FehuLvubnK9KtwJBrbKtRIhR4e32CZzQjhzuvX1Qopk

Paranormal encounter in Pennsylvania

While driving a loaded semi on a rural back road between Baltimore and Pennsylvania in the early morning, the guest slowed for what looked like a deer standing in the lane. Within yards it rose onto hind legs and turned as a normal-looking woman with solid black eyes and a knowing smirk staring up at his window. Terrified, he prayed aloud, drove past while nearly blacking out, and watched her walk away along the white line.

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Date unknown Pennsylvania #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/Jh5JPYQ3ePv96RxbTgrqvTtJOsXWokYUpsgrtT9JYMI

Sasquatch sighting in Pennsylvania

A family living on a rural farm reported ape-like creatures repeatedly coming out of the woods, screaming, yelling and throwing objects at the house. The witness also reported balls of light in the woods and a black triangle craft seen over the house. After moving to an apartment near a military base to escape, the triangle and the creatures reportedly followed, with two creatures seen watching the apartment, plus lifelong abduction claims, mark-like implants and poltergeist activity with dolls.

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