Incident #992840
Nisbet, Lycoming Cty, Pennsylvania
Aug 1997
Account
Two men hiking along a mountain creek South of the Susquehanna River at 3.30 p.m. came around a bend and saw an animal by a fallen tree. It stood up, at least 7 feet tall, covered with brown hair. It turned towards thick brush up the mountain and ran into the brush.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 03 1997
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1997
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Lycoming Cty
- Nearest Town
- Nisbet
- Latitude
- 4113
- Longitude
- 7705
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- beside
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Nearby Water
- creekýriver
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Don Keating Monthly Bigfoot Report, quoting two unidentified men.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýturnedýfled
- Odour
- strong
- Additional Movement
- went up slopeýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- kneeling
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Action on sighting
- stayed still