Incident #992409
Leidy, Clinton Cty, Pennsylvania
Mar 1975
Account
Four men were driving back to their camp in Kettle Creek Park about 9 p.m. when they saw a figure standing on railroad tracks paralleling the road. It took two steps to the center of the road and the driver skidded to a stop, then could not restart the car. The creature covered 15 feet to the car in two steps, put a foot on the front bumper, raised both arms in the air and screamed non-stop for about 30 seconds, then stood staring at the men for another minute or so, then turned and walked into the woods. Getting out to check the engine the men saw 14-inch tracks with five very long toes on the muddy road. The big toe was twice as long as a man's index finger. The creature was about 7.5 feet tall, 300 lbs., covered with dirty rusty-brown hair, matted, imbedded with briars and muddy at the knees. It had huge teeth, dirty greenish coloured, with the canines 1\4 inch longer than the others; red eyes the size of silver dollars; a large flat nose, nostrils visible; ears hidden by long hair on the head; face flat with no prominent brow ridge; head moulded directly to the shoulders; arms long, with long hair hanging from massive forearms; palms black and hairless; fingers like a man's but twice as long. It stood perfectly erect but slumped a little and bet its knees when it walked.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 30 1975
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Clinton Cty
- Nearest Town
- Leidy
- Latitude
- 4124
- Longitude
- 7755
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- railroad
- Near or/at
- road
- Super Human Action
- Covered 15 feet in two steps.
- Tracks
- found immediately
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 4
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 4
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Creature Research Journal, summer, 1989 Paul Johnson, quotinng four men camping in Kettle Creek State Park.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- No hair on
- on palms
- Appearance
- matted
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Hair Longer on
- headýforearms
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Nose
- no snout
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approachedýwatched observerýmade a noise
- Arms Used
- other
- Sound
- scream
- Human Contact
- bluff
- Reaction
- approachedýwatched
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Additional Movement
- walked awayýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.0
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Material Tracks Made in
- mud
- Foot Shape
- long-toed
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 5 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still