Incident #992571
Derry, Westmoreland Cty, Pennsylvania
Jun 1992
Account
Sam Sherry went up the Derry side of Chestnut Ridge to check a sighting report by Frank Hunt and others. He found tracks along a small stream on a wet sandbar baked by the sun. He also got a brief glimpse of an 8-foot red and brown two-toned creature that disappeared among the big rocks.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 06 1992
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1992
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Westmoreland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Derry
- Latitude
- 4020
- Longitude
- 7918
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- rock
- Near or/at
- water
- Tracks
- found previously
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Nearby Water
- creek
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- The Sasquatch Report, July, 1992, quoting Sam Sherry.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- red
- Later Movement
- disappeared
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Second Colour
- brown
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.5
- Material Tracks Made in
- wet sand
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting