Incident #992537
Donegal, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
Apr 1989
Account
28-year-old man fishing at Donegal Lake at about 12.15 a.m., turned away from the lake to see why his dog was growling and saw a creature 6 to 7 feet high standing about 150 feet away near some pine trees. By flashlight its eyes glowed bright red. Its head was rounded on top, its arms hung to its knees. After a second or two it let out three high-pitched screams, turned and walked swiftly into the woods. The fisherman left.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 20 1989
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- 2 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Donegal
- Latitude
- 4007
- Longitude
- 7928
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- shore
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- bright moonlightýflashlight
Source
- Source
- Mark Francis' NABIN Journal, Sept. 1989, Paul Johnson and Stan Gordon quoting 28-year-old man.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Shoulders
- wide
- Torso Front
- wide
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- made a noiseýturnedýentered woods
- Sound
- scream
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- fishing, shore
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied