Incident #992852
Lindley, Steuben Cty, New York
May 1976
Account
Kevin Hickey says that after church he walked from his porch 50 feet to a bank that dropped 15 feet down, and at the bottom he saw a big black creature which stood up on two legs and began to walk away. He went and got his mother, who saw it walk into the woods. Father and brother Paul found tracks 16 x 6.5, and made casts, which his brother David still has.
When
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- New York
- County
- Steuben Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lindley
- Latitude
- 4202
- Longitude
- 7725
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
- Tracks
- found later
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female and child
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 2
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Kevin Hickey - [email protected] - then 8 years old, and his mother. Also father, and brother Paul, tracks only.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got upýwalked awayýentered woods
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- avoided
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- crouched
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 6.5
- Average Depth
- 0.75
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- playing outside
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled