Late
September or early October (fall) 1984 Catawissa Township:
The witness was burning trash in his backyard of his
rural home around sunset. This area is an undeveloped,
wooded, hilly, grassy area with a few streams. His
cat was close by. The witness then heard a very loud
sound as if a large animal was crashing down through
the woods. The wooded area was approximately 50 yards
away and ended in his yard via a steep hillside. At
the foot of the hill was a stream bordered by 4 foot
tall grass. He was expecting to see a deer appear
at the bottom of the wooded hillside, but instead
a huge, black, hairy bi-pedal creature emerged. The
creature stopped and stood at the edge of the stream.
The high grass covered the creatures legs, and it
was too dark to see much detail. The creature had
a hair covered head. No facial characteristics were
visible. It stood there for several minutes and appeared
to "sway back and forth" . The witness also
detected a foul odor like an "open sewer".
He also noticed the cat's hair was standing on end
and its back was arched. After approximately two minutes
the creature let out a god awful scream. The witness
compared the scream to a baby screaming, but so loud
it echoed off the mountainside. He and the cat simultaneously
ran into the house. The cat hid under the bed and
wouldn't come out for nearly 24 hours after the incident.
The witness picked up his gun but was so frightened
that he had problems inserting the bullets. When he
returned to the yard the creature was gone. He investigated
the area the next day, but the soil was too hard to
produce any recognizable prints. Submitted by: Paul
Johnson. Courtesy www.paresearchers.com
website
December 1981: State
Game Lands: A thirteen year old boy was deer
hunting with his father in the State Game Lands. They
had arrived before daybreak and were sitting in different
areas. The boy heard something in the brush and smelled
a strange aroma like a decaying animal. It was too
dark at this time to see anything. Just as day was
breaking, he glanced to his right and observed a strange,
ape-like creature sitting on the ground at a distance
of 50 to 75 yards. It was sitting with its legs out
in front. The creature was covered with 3 1/2 inches
of long brown hair that laid down flat. It had a cone
shaped head with a large brow ridge, like an ape,
but the face was flat. At first the witness thought
the creature was a bear until it arose. It was then
that he could tell it was not a bear but a 7 foot
tall, bi-pedal, ape-like creature. It ran slightly
hunched over and had arms down to its knees. It had
a strange jerking motion to its arms as it ran. The
witness then took of running in the opposite direction.
This sighting happened in a rural, undeveloped area
of the State Game Lands. The terrain was muddy and
there was a bog nearby. Submitted by: Paul Johnson/Stan
Gordon. Courtesy www.paresearchers.com
website
August 27, 1980: Columbia
County: No creature was sighted, but a witness
who had a previous sighting, found an 18" x 7 1/2",
5 toed footprint in the same area he had the sighting.
The print looked human but was much larger.
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August 24, 1980: Jonestown Mountain: A
woman living on the south side of the Jonestown Mountain
heard heavy breathing outside her window. No creature
was sighted. Submitted by Paul Johnson/Stan Gordon.
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August 18, 1980: Jonestown Mountain:
Two witnesses were driving to work in the daytime when
they observed a tall, erect-walking creature cross the
road in front of them. The creature had thick, shaggy,
brown hair, and long legs. Its stride was 3 times that
of a human. They also heard a weird, high pitched cry.
The witnesses went back later that evening to examine
the area of the sighting and found a partial lean-to
with grass bedding. Submitted by: Paul Johnson/Stan
Gordon. Courtesywww.paresearchers.com
website
July 19, 1980: Columbia County: A witness
heard several long, rough, high pitched screams near
his home at 1AM. No creature was sighted. Submitted
by: Paul Johnson/Stan Gordon. Courtesy www.paresearchers.com
website
July 18, 1980: Beaver Township: A 29
year old man was driving down abandoned railroad tracks
to the entrance to his property. He stopped his car
at the gate, looked down the railroad tracks and straight
in front of him was this creature which stood between
7 to 8 foot tall. The creature was black with long hair
covering almost all of its body. It was walking with
long strides towards the witness. The witness watched
the creature for a few minutes. He had a camera and
a gun on the seat next to him. He grabbed the gun and
got out of the vehicle. Then the creature saw him and
walked into the bushes. A few seconds later deer were
chased out of the bushes and across the railroad tracks.
The witness estimated the weight of the creature at
400 lbs. The arms extended below the knee area. It had
a flat nose, large dark eyes, broad shoulders, and a
short neck. The witness could not find any footprints
because the ground was hard and dry. This sighting occurred
during the daytime on a clear day. Later that night
about 1:30AM, something came to the cabin and left out
two long, rough to high-pitch, loud sounds. These sounds
were also heard by the witnesses parents. Submitted
by: Paul Johnson. Courtesy www.paresearchers.com
website
July 18, 1980: Columbia County: This
sighting occurred during the daytime. The witness watched
a tall, hairy bi-pedal creature walk down a RR bed towards
him. He estimated the creature was 7 to 8 foot tall,
weighed 400 lbs., and had long black hair covering most
of its body. It had a large head, flattened nose, large
eyes, and arms that swung well below the knees. The
creature turned and ran into the bushes at which time
a frightened deer ran across the tracks. Submitted by:
Paul Johnson/Stan Gordon.
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