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Sep 1976
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Following a sighting on Abair Rd. (2278) deputy sheriff and wife and two family members went to the most remote areas along the Poultney River to search. Right on the river between Gould Rd. and Abair Rd, where a bridge…
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Sep 1976
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Frank McFarren told police "I shot Bigfoot", saying that a huge creature came at him at Carvers Falls Road, and that he shot 4 12-guage rifle slugs and 6 to 8 .22 bullets at it. Police found only one used…
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1976
Oxbow, Jefferson Cty, New York
Robert J. Prem got separated from companions while coon hunting, and as he approached a clearing saw a huge upright creature run across the other side of the clearing and into the trees again.
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Mar 1977
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Royal Bennett and granddaughter Shannon were scanning a clearing for deer about 1 p.m. when Royal, using binoculars, saw what he thought was a stump stand up and cross the clearing in a few quick strides. It was honey coloured.…
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Jun 1977
Theresa, Jefferson Cty, New York
Two railroad workers saw a large animal standing on the roadbed more than half a mile away. After several minutes it walked slowly into the forest. They went to the spot and found large, 5-toed, human-shaped footprints, which were photographed.
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Jun 1977
Theresa, Jefferson Cty, New York
"The next day the whole scene apparently was repeated but with two different workmen and at a spot farther down the tracks" (2283) Fred Brabant and Milton LaSalle were at the scene several days later. At the first location rain…
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Jul 1997
Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Cty, New York
Couple camping with three children at Big Eddy on the west branch of teh Sacandaga River. (Book says in northern Saratoga County, but the west branch Sacandaga is in Hamilton County) Husband went to fish in a ravine and found…
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May 1978
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Anonymous officer said that between May 15 and 20, at 7.30 p.m. in a field in the East Bay area of Whitehall he saw a creature similar to one he reported four years later (7 to 8 feet tall, covered…
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Feb 1982
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Two law enforcement officials driving north on Rte 22 near the county highway department garage at 4.30 a.m. saw a large hairy creature make a dash across the road, up a steep embankment and into a heavily-wooded, mountainous area. One…
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Dec 1978
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Martha Hallenbeck saw a large, hairy, gorilla-like creature lying in her yard, curled up in an almost fetal position. A few days later she noticed that something had been rummaging through her trash, taking things out of a garbage bag…
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Apr 1980
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Barbara was driving south from Albany on Rte 9 and had just entered Columbia County when a creature 7.5 feet tall, covered with reddish brown fur, came from the woods on her right, crossed the road and walked off in…
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1980
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Man camping in an area known as Cushing Hill saw a tall, hairy, manlike creature walk by the window of his tent.
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Aug 1980
Whitehall, Washington Cty, New York
Two youths notified police that they had seen a 7 to 8-foot, brown, hairy creature with red eyes at Abair Road, walking on two legs and making sounds like a wailing pig.
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1980
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Barry Knight's girlfriend, walking to meet him at her grandparents house, at night, close to her own home saw an enormous, bipedal, hairy thing reaching into the garbage can, taking something out and eating it. Barry, coming from the other…
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Dec 1980
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Bruce Hallenbeck's cousin Barry, trapping in swampy area known as Cushing Hill, along Kinderhook Creek, saw four big, light brown, furry creatures, splashing through a creek, making grunting and clacking noises. He did not get a good look in the…
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Nov 1980
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Unidentified family rounded a curve near Cushing Hill and saw five hairy, man-like creatures standing in the road. They were frightened away by the headlights.
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Apr 1981
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Barry Knight's girlfriend, cycling on Novak Road, saw a big hairy beast lumber across the road and into Bruce Hallenbeck's father's corn field.
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Aug 1981
Waterford, Saratoga Cty, New York
Young woman walking near the railroad tracks off Ninth Street shortly after midnight confronted by a large, hairy animal which growled at her but made no other threatening gesture. She went home and called police.
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Aug 1981
Waterford, Saratoga Cty, New York
About 15 local youths reported sighting a large, hairy, yellowish animal, and a 14-inch footprint was found. Location was at Prospect Hill, in a heavily-wooded area where animals such as deer and bear have been known.
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1981
North River, Warren Cty, New York
Unnamed hunter was told of a large set of tracks on Bullhead Mountain and went to see for himslef. At the summit, 3,553 feet, he found a hut 10 feet in diameter, about 4 feet high, dome-shaped with a large…
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1981
Durham, Green Cty, New York
Bruce Hallenbeck visited a chemist and family living at the far end of a dead end road in the woods in the Catskills, who said they had been visited by a black, hairy, bigfoot. It, or possibly they, always came…
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Nov 1981
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Barbara Knights saw a tall, hairy, manlike creature, reddish brown, run up the driveway towards her home and then off into the woods.
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Nov 1981
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Bruce Hallenbeck's cousin Cheri saw a big two-legged thing, reddish brown, in the driveway of their grandparents' driveway. It ran off into the woods when her headlights hit it.
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May 1982
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Mike Maab was fishing in Kinderhook Creek when he looked up and saw an 8-foot, red-brown creature standing watching him from across the creek. It had small, beady, red eyes and black fingernails. After a couple of minutes it shambled…
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1982
Kinderhook, Columbia Cty, New York
Bruce Hallenbeck's father saw a large, black, hairy creature standing under a large willow tree in his back yard.