Incident #992423
Greentown, Pike Cty, Pennsylvania
Jan 1976
Account
Anthony Torriero Jr. and Dean Young found huge humanlike footprints in snow near the Torriero cabin in the Pocono Mountains. Tony took photos, and the tracks were followed for six miles, disappearing in deep forest in Promised Land State Park. State police from Lord's Valley substation photographed the prints, but dismissed them as a hoax.
When
- Observation Date
- JAN 17 1976
- Month
- Jan
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- winter
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Pike Cty
- Nearest Town
- Greentown
- Latitude
- 4120
- Longitude
- 7520
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes and child
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 4
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Snow Condition
- snow
Source
- Source
- West Chester, PA, Daily Local News, Jan. 24, 1976, quoting Anthony Torriero Jr. and Dean Young, 10, and Anthony's parents Anthony and Joan Torriero, of West Chester, PA.
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Heel Width
- 6.5
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Tracks Came From
- camp
- Tracks Went to
- park
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot