Incident #992270
Saranac Lake, Franklin Cty, New York
Jun 1975
Account
David Englehart and friend were driving on Rte 3 near Saranac Lake, when they saw an animal squatting on the shoulder of the road. They stopped the car and got out to approach it, but it stood up and walked into the brush on two legs.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Franklin Cty
- Nearest Town
- Saranac Lake
- Latitude
- 4420
- Longitude
- 7408
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Milton LaSalle, 511 Jefferson St., Watertown, NY, 13601, quoting David Englehart, Watertown, and friend. Also Adirondack Bits'n Pieces, presume spring/summer, 1984.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- very large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýwalked awayýentered woods
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- squatting
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- stoppedýapproached