Incident #992287
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Feb 1982
Account
Two law enforcement officials driving north on Rte 22 near the county highway department garage at 4.30 a.m. saw a large hairy creature make a dash across the road, up a steep embankment and into a heavily-wooded, mountainous area. One officer stopped the car, got out and followed it.
When
- Month
- Feb
- Year
- 1982
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- 3 a.m. to dawn
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Washington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Whitehall
- Latitude
- 4333
- Longitude
- 7324
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Paul Bartholomew quoting two anonymous law enforcement officers.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected, no colour stated
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- thin
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Shoulders
- medium
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- running
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýwent up slopeýentered woods
- Speed
- fast
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- fast
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- stoppedýfollowed