Incident #992959
Penobscot Cty, Maine
1988
Account
After day spent fishing in deep woods in northern Maine, Steve told by his father that while walking back to the car he had seen an 8-foot, 500 lb. creature standing 20 yards away grasping a tree with one hand and watching them. After 15-20 seconds it silently disappeared in the woods. Boy saw father's shocked expression but didn't see what caused it. Traditions in area of Penobscot County "ridge monster".
When
- Year
- 1988
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Maine
- County
- Penobscot Cty
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- trail
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Bobbie Short e-mail from 'Steve' telling of sighting by his father.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Arms Used
- hanging onto something
- Object Handled
- tree
- Reaction
- watchedýavoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- stayed still