Incident #992202
Granby, Hampshire Cty, Massachusetts
1975
Account
Two men fishing in Aldrich Lake in Granby saw a large, hairy creature standing in heavy brush near the lake and remained in their boat for nearly four hours waiting for it to go away.
When
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- fall
- Duration
- 3 to 6 hours
Where
- State / province
- Massachusetts
- County
- Hampshire Cty
- Nearest Town
- Granby
- Latitude
- 4215
- Longitude
- 7231
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- bushes
- Near or/at
- water
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Springfield, MA, Republican, Feb. 11, 1979, outdoor writer Frank Sousa quoting someone quoting two men in their 20's from Granby, MA.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, boat
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- studiedýstayed still