Incident #992261
Lewiston, Niagara Cty, New York
1960 to 1976
Account
Peter Filicetti has interviewed more than 50 people in the Lewiston area who have either seen or heard an unusual creature. Typical description, 5.5 to 6 feet tall, 300 to 350 pounds, covered with black hair. Picking corn on his parents farm in Sept. 1976, he heard a grunting noise and the sound of something very large running, then found 200 yards of three-toed prints, ending in a marsh. Size not given, but "they were footprints, not paw prints."
When
- Year
- 1960 to 1976
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Niagara Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lewiston
- Latitude
- 4311
- Longitude
- 7903
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- grainfield
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- many
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Bob and Paul Bartholomew quoting part-time policeman Peter Filicetti quoting numerous informants.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Sound
- grunt
Footprints
- Number of Toes
- 3