Incident #991962
Ripogenus, Piscataquis Cty, Maine
early 1800's
Account
Cluey heard footsteps approaching as he lay awake. Manlike creature covered with hair walked up to camp, stood there, then walked on into the forest.
When
- Year
- early 1800's
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Maine
- County
- Piscataquis Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ripogenus
- Latitude
- 4554
- Longitude
- 6855
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- camp
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpineýlake
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- moonlight
Source
- Source
- Book "Camping Out" quoting guide "Cluey" according to Eugene Peret, RD2, Owego, N.Y. letter to Ivan Sanderson about Pomoola, "the Injun Devil of Maine," seen by Cluey, his brother Zeke and an old trapper.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observerýwalked away
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Human Contact
- watch
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- stayed still