Incident #992781
Franklinville, Cattaraugus Cty, New York
Jun 1998
Account
Girsl 3 and 5 ran screaming back to house saying they had seen a monster in the wooded area at the end of the backyard, taller than a man and furry. It just stood and watched them. They will no lnger go near any woods.
When
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- summer
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Cattaraugus Cty
- Nearest Town
- Franklinville
- Latitude
- 4222
- Longitude
- 7827
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- occupied building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators, from anonymous person quoting two small girls, 3 and 5.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Action on sighting
- fled