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- On June 10, 2000, Eric Altman, Director of the Pennsylvania
Bigfoot Society, received an e-mail from a woman who claimed to have seen
a Bigfoot the day before. At approximately 7 A.M. on June 9, the witness
was traveling east on Route 30 between Jeannette and Greensburg, Pennsylvania
in Westmoreland County when the observation reportedly occurred. The lady
had left her home early that morning and was enroute to her job. She had
slowed down to look at a car that was for sale and was looking towards
the right side. Seconds later her attention was drawn to a large dark manlike
creature, which was standing on a back road which was surrounded by woods.
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- While the observation only lasted about 15-20 seconds,
the witness saw the creature cross the road, and enter into a nearby wooded
area. The woman estimated that the creature stood about 6-7 feet tall,
and weighed approximately 300-400 pounds. The witness states that she slammed
on her brakes as soon as she saw the creature, but it could no longer be
seen. The lady was so upset after the observation, that she pulled off
the road. She later continued onto work but didn't tell anyone about what
she had seen. She said that she was disturbed all day as a result of her
experience, but waited until she got home to tell her daughter about what
she had observed. The witness and her daughter discussed the possibility
of reporting the encounter, but they didn't want to call the police. The
witness located Eric through his web site.
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- Eric contacted me soon after he received the sighting
report. On June 13, Eric and I met the witness and conducted an interview
with her. We also accompanied the woman to the scene of the sighting so
that we could get a better understanding of what had occurred. Eric had
also invited another Bigfoot witness whom he is familiar with to accompany
us. During the interview more information about the incident came forward.
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- The woman indicated that she was driving slowly along
Route 30 at approximately 20-25 miles per hour. When the witness noticed
the creature, it was approximately 300 feet away. It was standing sideways
in a "hunched position" on the back road, looking west towards
the woods ahead. As the witness watched, the creature turned it's head
and looked towards the highway, then took two or three long strides and
stepped into the thick woods where it was lost from sight. The woman stated
that the creature was manlike and covered with long black hair. While no
facial features could be determined, the head seemed somewhat oval in
shape, and there was very little neck apparent. There was hair hanging
down from the chin, and the hair appeared thinner on the arms. The arms
hung down at the sides of the creature, and they appeared long, and extended
down to almost the knees.
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- The chest area appeared larger than the area around the
abdomen. The physical detail which stood out to the witness, was that the
legs appeared extremely long in comparison to the rest of the body. The
legs were thin and covered with hair. After the interview, we went to the
location of the sighting. Eric's friend made a good subject for the witness
to compare with, in regard to the size of the creature. This gentleman
is about 6'2" tall, and weighs about 325 pounds. Eric and the witness
and I, stayed near the top of the hill towards the highway, while this
man went down the road to stand at the approximate spot where the creature
reportedly stood. The witness was amazed when she realized that this man
looked small in comparison to the creature. She now estimates that the
creature would have been around 8 feet tall. The witness says that she
is reluctant to tell others about her sighting. This lady never believed
in such accounts until she had her own encounter.
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- Additional Notes:
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- Eric and some of his associates looked over the area
in the vicinity of where the creature was seen for any signs of tracks
or other physical evidence. It is my understanding that nothing conclusive
was found. During the 1970's and 1980's, I investigated numerous Bigfoot
sightings within a few miles of where this observation reportedly took
place.
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- Stan Gordon paufo@westol.com
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- For more information see:
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- Eric Altman's Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society web site at:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Watershed/2930/
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- Stan Gordon's UFO Anomalies Zone at: http://www.westol.com/~paufo
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