Incident #992991
Luthersburg, Clearfield Cty, Pennsylvania
Aug 1975
Account
Coasting uphill on bike, D.H. approached what he? took to be a bear walking upright across a paved road. When it started up the embankment it grabbed branches of a tree in each hand to pull itself up. Hair longer than a bear's, dark brown with reddish highlights. Apparently never noticed cyclist. Near the top of a mountain on Rt. 410. Very wooded.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- evening (light)
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Pennsylvania
- County
- Clearfield Cty
- Nearest Town
- Luthersburg
- Latitude
- 4102
- Longitude
- 7844
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from D.H.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- red brown
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýwent up slope
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Arms Used
- in climbing
- Object Handled
- tree
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- bicycling
- Closest horizontal distance
- close
- Action on sighting
- fled