Incident #992430
Glenshaw, Allegheny Cty, Pennsylvania
Jun 1977
Account
John Tiskus, a 20-year-old student, was studying at 3 a.m. when he heard something banging on an aluminum above-ground swimming pool in the back yard. He went to the window and saw a hairy creature down on its knees, smoothly scooping up water from the pool in the palm of one hand and drinking it. After 30 seconds Tiskus tapped on the window and the creature stood up, 8 feet tall, long black hair all over its body, a large head rounded on top and an ugly black face. It turned and walked 30 feet back into the woods in three strides. He heard it for some time after that, grunting, squealing and breaking branches, and making a loud panting noise and a high pitched scream. Next day he found branches pulled from a tree. Similar noises were made the following night, but nothing was seen.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 15 1977
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- half minute
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Allegheny Cty
- Nearest Town
- Glenshaw
- Latitude
- 4032
- Longitude
- 7958
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- spotlight
Source
- Source
- Pennsylvania Bigfoot, interview with John Tiskus, Glenshaw, PA. Also Pittsburgh, PA, North Hills News Record, Jul. 18, 1977.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected white
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- black
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- drinking
- Later Movement
- got upýwatched observerýwalked away
- Arms Used
- other
- Sound
- pantingýscream
- Odour
- mild
- Reaction
- avoided
- Water Activity
- reach in
- Use of Water
- drink
- Evidence Left
- broken tree
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- kneeling
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýother