Incident #992289
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Apr 1980
Account
Barbara was driving south from Albany on Rte 9 and had just entered Columbia County when a creature 7.5 feet tall, covered with reddish brown fur, came from the woods on her right, crossed the road and walked off in an unplanted cornfield on her left.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Columbia Cty
- Nearest Town
- Kinderhook
- Latitude
- 4224
- Longitude
- 7342
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- farm field
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Monsters of the Northwoods, Bruce Hallenbeck quoting woman named Barbara, from Melville, NY. Also Bigfoot on the East Coast.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýwatched observerýwalked away
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Reaction
- watched
- Additional Movement
- went in field
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- studied