Recordings Released - Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society

I received the following email from my 'Beyond the Edge' radio buddy Eric Altman, who is the director of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society. The sound recording files Eric refers to are posted at PBS Sound Recording. I listened to the recordings last evening...amazing stuff!:

For your review, opinion and enjoyment, I have attached several audio files that were recorded on an Olympus digital hand held recorder while on a Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society sponsored two day outing September 9 and 10th in the Forbes State Forest in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Here is some background information as to why our team was there.

A deputy State Constable and Security force supervisor claimed he had a sighting on this property at 3:30 am from a distance of approximately 50 yards away on September 8, 2011. The sighting took place after three weeks of almost unusual nightly sounds heard by several members of the security force that was guarding this construction site. The night shift of the security staff claimed they heard wood knocking, whooping calls, screams, growls and hoots almost on a nightly basis after dark. We interviewed them independently and their stories corroborated what the other officers stated.

If you would be kind enough to take a listen to these recordings and offer me your thoughts of them. We can not and will not state these recordings are of a Bigfoot or Bigfoot creatures. We have not been able to identify the source of these recorded sounds as of yet. What we can validate is that the sounds came from various heavily forested areas surrounding the construction site between the hours of 1:00 am and 4:00 am on September 10, 2011 while our team investigated.

The recordings were captured by PBS members Christopher and Connie Brinker on their handheld Olympus digital recorder while in their observation post on the far side of the construction property.

I suggest you use headphones to listen to these recordings as some of the sounds are distant on the recording and may not be able to be heard with ambient background noise.

1.) Recording at 0145 am Electronic call followed by multiple knocks south on road

These sounds were recorded after playing Ron Moorehead's Bigfoot Sounds Vol 2, which was edited to play only the whoops. After Connie states did you hear that knock? A series of knocks were captured and although speculated they came from members of the group, we confirmed no one in the group knocked.

2.) Recording at 0159 am 1 near call, 1 distant reply, Eric reply, 5 distant replies.

These calls were recorded at 01:59 am. The recording starts off at 03 seconds with a very close, very human like yell. We can not rule out a person, responsible for it. Then at 25 seconds you will hear a distant yell, which was not one of us. It came from deep in the wooded hollow. I do a call at 41 seconds and immediately after I stop, you will hear an instant reply at 49 seconds. Someone asks if that is the recording (which we confirmed these calls were not the recordings). You hear another distant yell at 059 seconds, 1:32 and then at 1:45. it is possible the first scream that starts immediately was from a team member. My scream at 41 seconds is the only scream we can definitely account for. The others we can not.

3.) Recording at 0204 am - 3 high pitch screams

At 204 am while walking over to the person call blasting the calls to find out if they had just call blasted the previous yells, three distant scream were heard coming from a wooded hillside a distance away. These are very faint but can be heard at 6 seconds, 24 seconds and 32 seconds. This may or may not be a coyote calling. Not sure.

We have other whoop calls recorded but they are also very difficult to discern and I am working to clean those up and amplify those calls.

I do not expect any positive identification with these sounds due to the distance and recording quality, but I thought I'd share them and ask for thoughts and opinions. Again, I can not and will not state these recordings came from a Bigfoot or Bigfoot creatures, however they are very interesting, but inconclusive and thought you may enjoy hearing them.

Thanks for your time.

Eric Altman

Rendering of hominid seen near Uniontown, PA (Fayette County) on 7/10/2009 - Courtesy: PBS

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THE PENNSYLVANIA BIGFOOT SOCIETY

The Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society founded in 1998 is a not for profit organization who's pro active volunteer members conduct, year round Outings, Expeditions and Investigations into Bigfoot Sightings and reports in Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas as reported to the organization through the website and various means.

The Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society is a Non-Kill group. Our members investigate submitted reports and conduct research into areas of reported activity and collect field data and evidence through means of audio, video and photography. We also attempt to collect physical evidence if possible. Our group works closely with many members of the scientific community. If you have seen, or had an encounter with a Sasquatch, please fill out our "Submit Report Form" and a member will contact you as soon as possible. All personal information collected through submitted reports and are held in strict confidentiality. Your personal information will not be released to the public. We take each case seriously and will do our best to provide the the truth. To read about reports submitted in Pennsylvania please visit our sightings reports section of the website.

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Fortean / Alternative News: New PA Bigfoot Prints, World Record Catfish and Recent Animal Mutilation

New Fayette County, PA Bigfoot Evidence

From Eric Altman, Director of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society: These very unusual tracks were discovered on 6-8-2011 by a man who went to an area to target shoot. he claims he discovered them after investigating what caused several deer to quickly flee a wooded area. Chris Brinker, my brother in law went to investigate and was able to see the tracks and take some photos just minutes before they were destroyed by a strong thunderstorm. Only measurements and photos were taken and will be posted soon as well, no castings were made. The discovery was in Fayette County, Southwestern Pennsylvania by two men on 6-8-2011 and reported to us late that afternoon. We do not and can not conclude these are tracks left by a Bigfoot creature, we can ascertain from the photos that they are very strange tracks, possibly left by a human. We also can not rule out a hoax. Further investigations will take place this weekend. To see more photos go to New Fayette County, PA Bigfoot Evidence. New reports of Pennsylvania Bigfoot activity can be made at contact@pabigfootsociety.com or call 724-516-6344.

The tracks were found near Brownsville, PA in Fayette Co., PA

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Argentina: Animal Mutilation in San Luis

Scott Corrales - Inexplicata-The Journal of Hispanic Ufology

Source: Planeta UFO and Visión OVNI
Date: 06.08.11

Argentina: Animal Mutilation in San Luis
By Carlos Rubén Capella

Link to graphic photograph

San Luis (Pelr) May 5, 2011 – Residents of the Los Eucaliptos district saw their habitual calm disturbed by a macabre discovery made by children playing along the intermittent Cuchi Corral creek. It was the carcass of a dog missing the rear half of its body and all of its entrails, as can be attested by the images accompanying this note.

Faced with this circumstance, many speculated as to the motives behind the unfortunate animal’s demise. “This one was eaten by a wild beast,” said one resident, when asked by another, who challenged him, riposting: “Had it been a wild beast, the carcass would be torn – notice that the cut is straight, as though made by a knife or something similar.”

There were also those who alleged that “this was part of a Satanic ritual.”

What is strange about the situation is that the incision made upon the animal halfway up its body is rather “clean” – that is to say, as if cut by a saw or a similar implement.

Also striking was the darker color of the animal’s flesh around the incision, as if a heat source had been involved in the cutting element.

It should be further noted that the animal was missing all of its entrails.

NOTE: This journalistic source was accompanied by a message from our colleague Andrea Pérez Simondini of the VISION OVNI research group. She says: “We arrived at the town of Merlo, San Luis, to participate in the conference held by the local planetarium, and to our surprise, a correspondent for the La República newspaper -- Eugenia Ramírez – made us aware of this event in the locality of Juana Koslay. Expect further reports.”

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Ohio man claims 'wolf scratch' made him growl at police

Thomas Stroup, 20, of Sheffield Township was arrested after attacking people and growling at police officers, blaming his behaviour on being scratched by a wolf in the woods. He also said he blacks out when the moon comes out.

Sheriff’s deputies were sent to Timber Ridge Campground early on Sunday after receiving a report of a “very violent,” out-of-control male. Stroup’s friend told dispatchers he had drunk too much alcohol and was fighting with other campers and had kicked a dog cage.

Deputies found Stroup passed out under a trailer that had its door open, revealing numerous knives, swords and edged weapons. They woke Stroup, who wouldn’t open his eyes and would only growl at them. Stroup, who spoke with a thick Russian accent, slurred his words and had difficulty standing.

As Stroup was taken to a cruiser, he yelled at a deputy, “I’m going to kill your cousin, Keith!” No one knew who Keith was. While en route to the Lorain County Jail, Stroup said he had been scratched by a wolf in the woods and blacks out when the moon comes out. He was charged with underage consumption of alcohol. - northcoastnow

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One-Armed Bandit and....

Police are trying to find the man they say held up a SEFCU bank in Albany.

A man missing his left arm from the elbow down walked into the bank just after noon. He walked up to the teller and asked for cash.

Police say he never showed a weapon. The suspect then took the cash and fled on foot.

No one was hurt. Police say the one-armed suspect is a white man about 5'9" tall. - fox23news

....One-Legged Burglar

A one-legged thief was caught after leaving a trail of solitary footprints at the scene of the crime. David Phillips, whose leg is amputated above the knee, had stolen computers and jewellery in a series of raids.

But he was trapped when he left a string of crutch marks and right footprints in muddy ground at the scene of one of his break-ins. The tell-tale trail led right to his flat and a police source said: "It was not the hardest series of crimes to solve as he cuts a pretty distinctive figure with one leg.

"By the time he left a trail in the mud, even Inspector Clouseau might have managed to collar him." Phillips, 44, was jailed for 40 months at Perth Sheriff Court after admitting housebreaking, breaching a curfew and brawling with police. The court was told he lost his leg through drugs and didn't know it had been amputated until he woke up in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.

Alan Kempton, prosecuting, said as well as the muddy trail, police found DNA traces at one scene. Phillips laughed and told them it would not be his. But it proved a perfect match. John McLaughlin, defending, said: "He is hoping a prosthetic leg will be available soon which will enable him to lead a more active life." - dailyrecord

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Welsh Angler Catches World Record Giant Mekong Catfish

David Kent, a 54-year-old Welsh angler, now holds the all-tackle record for the largest species of freshwater fish in the world. He earned his record by hauling in a 260-pound Giant Mekong catfish from a lake in Thailand last November. It is the largest freshwater fish to ever be caught on record.

His catch was made official by the IGFA this week, according to WalesOnline.

Kent is a retired Royal Navy Commander and was on vacation at a fishing resort with his wife when he hooked this monster fish using sweetcorn as bait. The battle lasted about an hour, and at one point Kent had to wade into the lake so the fish wouldn't spool him.

Even though Kent's catfish measures more than 7 feet long, it's by no means the largest member of its species. Mekong catfish have been estimated to grow up to 660 pounds and 9 feet long.

“I usually catch bass weighing four or five pounds off the Pembrokeshire coast so this [fish] was a bit bigger than I’m used to," Kent told WalesOnline.

Gettysburg, PA Area Bigfoot Sightings

First of all, I would like to thank those readers and listeners who tuned in to the radio show on Sunday night at Beyond the Edge Radio. We welcomed back former co-host Sean Forker who will be adding what he calls his 'color commentary' to the show. We opened the call-in line and each of us talked about our personal paranormal experiences as well as current alternative news. It really was an enjoyable show!

During the show Eric and I commented on separate reports we had both received in the past week that referenced Bigfoot sightings in and around the Gettysburg, PA area. Eric's report focused on a sighting that occurred in Gettysburg...though it does need to be verified since the nature of the sighting was a bit idiosyncratic, let alone that the beast was seen digging through a trash bin and ran off with a KFC bucket. I'll leave that one to Eric!

I received a correspondence from a man in Indiana who wanted to remain anonymous. It seems he and his family had spent the past week vacationing in Gettysburg and were on their way home on Friday night (6/4) at around 8:30 pm. From the information I have gathered, he was driving westbound on US 30 (Lincoln Way-Chambersburg Rd) near the intersection of Rt. 234 (Buchanan Valley Rd) on the central eastern edge of Michaux State Forest...approximately 10 mile west of Gettysburg. He noticed that about 40 yards ahead of him a large, tall dark-haired humanoid darted out onto the highway (4 lanes wide) and bound across from north to south into the adjacent woods. He states that it seemed to take only 8-10 long strides in order to cover the width of the highway. He also states that the beast was carrying an object under it's left arm but couldn't make out what it was. He said it looked towards him and he was able to get a look at the face which was lighter in color than the rest of the body. It was somewhat different than Bigfoot images he had remembered seeing...the face and chin were distinctively long. I referred the witness to several Bigfoot / Sasquatch / primate / early human images and asked him to pick out one that closely matched what he saw. The picture is posted below.

I plan to get a better fix on the location as well attempt to contact local residents in order to find out if others have witnessed the creature.

Though the overall area is known more for ghost sightings and hauntings...as well as the Conewago Phantom reports east of Gettysburg, there have been several Bigfoot reports from Adams County including the following reported to the BFRO:

BFRO Reports - Adams County, PA:

-January 1998 ? (Class A) - Nighttime sighting by motorists on Route 116 between Gettysburg and Fairfield

-October 1997 (Class A) - Bowhunter encounters multiple creatures chasing deer

-June 1997 (Class B) - Very loud, extremely powerful howl heard near home

-June 1992/1993 (Class B) - Footsteps heard on porch, large dark shadow passes window, near Gettysburg

-July 1961 (Class A) - Possible encounter between a juvenile and a human child, near Gettysburg

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Saturday, November 12, 2005

PENNSYLVANIA BIGFOOT SIGHTINGS

By DEBBY HEISHMAN
The Public Opinion - Chambersburg, PA

For anyone who's ever fled with thudding heart from a shrill nighttime sound or blurred apparition, a recent group of visitors to Michaux State Forest is willing to wager that what's out there is more real than imagined.

Bigfoot Field Research Organization last week converged on Caledonia State Park to investigate hollows and hillsides of the surrounding state forest, anticipating an encounter with the elusive mystery, Sasquatch.

The organization, known as BFRO, was founded in 1995 and claims the largest database of credible Bigfoot/Sasquatch sightings throughout the United States and Canada. Besides collecting data, volunteer members do field inquiries throughout the country.

This expedition, BFRO's first in Pennsylvania, was initiated on the strength and number of qualified sightings in Adams and Franklin counties, said BFRO founder, Matt Moneymaker.

The Waynesboro Reservoir capers, which had caused a stir a few years back, were already a footnote in the "cases closed" file. Those oversized footprints, Moneymaker said, had long been debunked as contrived. Talk now centered on a 1997 report from an Adams County hunter who told of seeing three large creatures passing quickly through the woods as he crouched on his tree stand above.

A dozen or more seekers, some with their own expensive, hi-tech instruments, came equipped for a scientific search. Most came with stories of their own — a never-to-be-forgotten sight or sound that kept them wondering.

Michael Greene, a retired fraud investigator, owns a thermal imager, which he'd wired to a digital camera worn at his waist, and a night vision scope.

Greene's eerie backwoods experience had occurred many years earlier.

"I heard this ungodly loud howl," he said slowly, "unlike anything before. When I heard this same sound later on a recording, my skin went cold. That's how strongly it came back to me."

Recordings of sounds attributed to [sasquatches] have been collected for years. BFRO maintains a computer file of more commonly heard vocalizations — from a low moan to a high-pitched whistle — which are useful in the field.

Sound is a new tool that Moneymaker believes will be key in getting a response from [sasquatches].

"[Bigfoot/Sasquatch] research is in its infancy here [in the eastern U.S.]," he said. "In the east, it never got much attention; it had a folkloric association."

There are informal associations with individuals at northwestern universities, said Moneymaker, but because of the stigma attached to the subject, the group's academic associations are not usually not publicized.

On the third night of their vigil, the team set up in a large open tract where they had heard promising evidence the night before.

Breaking into four smaller groups, the team kept in touch by radio. Through the heavy, hand-held thermal imager, one pair at a distant point was seen as two clear white clumps under the gray-white stick images of trees.

The night was cool and silent, with an occasional barred owl or barking dog raising voice in the distance.

Mark Maisel scanned the clearing with night vision binoculars, observing the surreal nature of their quest.

"Bigfoot research is considered a pseudo-science," he said. "But our methods are based on scientific method. We're curious. That's why we're out here."

Maisel interviews people who report sightings.

"I met with a man once who needed a cigarette before he could even talk," he said. "While he was telling me his story, the hair on his arm stood straight up. He was clearly shaken. You can't make up something like that."

Paul Mateja, who investigates sighting reports in New York, said he became involved with BFRO after reporting four incidents that occurred to him and his family over a 25-year period in upstate New York. Immersed in the biology of Bigfoot identification, he has kept up a correspondence with primate researcher, W. Henner Fahrenbach of Oregon, who has published works on the Bigfoot phenomenon.

Not long ago, Mateja said, his wife heard an awful call at 3:30 a.m.

"The sound was so powerful, it shook the windows of our farm house and woke up the neighbors," he said.

From time to time, after a signal, one of the crew would bellow into the night, a loud, deep drawn-out call that echoed among the hills. It should have scared up sounds from coyote, birds and deer all across the hillsides, said Maisel, but nothing stirred or called.

A recorded scream was played through the amplifier, but as the shrillness faded out, there was only silence.

For two nights, there was little to record other than vehicles that frequently hummed along distant roads, shooting lights across the dark woods.

Encounter
Before the team members had left their campsite for the last night's search, an uncommitted visitor dropped by to meet Moneymaker.

Ray Sterner works at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md., and in his spare time, he makes maps. His copyrighted relief maps are made available through North Star Publications.

Sterner had become acquainted with Moneymaker after learning that one of his maps was appearing unacknowledged on BFRO's Web site. He called to set them straight.

Since then, Sterner has prepared the relief maps for BFRO. At the same time, he's disproved two videos that had been submitted as evidence. In one film, what appeared to be a stick thrown across the frame was proven to be an insect that had flown across the lens.

"I'm a skeptic," said Sterner. "You need a lot of proof."

Sterner and his wife, who live in Carroll County, Md., hike on occasion in Michaux. When he learned Moneymaker would be here, Sterner sought him out.

The men conferred briefly, holding an Appalachian Trail map against a tree. Then, huddling at the picnic table with his team, Moneymaker highlighted three possible search routes on the map. Blue marker crisscrossed the black elevation lines printed on the map.

"Excuse me," interrupted Sterner. "That's my map you're using. I'll need it tomorrow if I intend to go hiking."

Laughter ensued, and Sterner continued. "Could I have your autograph?"

With the same blue highlighter he'd been using to route a final search, Moneymaker signed the map and handed it back to Sterner.

Before they parted, the two shook hands.

NOTES: if any updates or other reports come forth I will post here...Lon

Investigation Report: Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society

Eric Altman of the Pennsylvania Bigfoot Society has kindly allowed me to republish the following information and photos:

This is an update to the preliminary investigation we conducted yesterday.  Today, February 12, 2011
Saturday, Feb 12, 2011

Follow up investigators:
Brian & Terrie Seech, Dr. Paul Johnson and Fred Saluga
As written by Terrie Seech and edited by Eric Altman to keep witness name confidential.

We met witness at 10 am.  He told us about his sighting and we looked at Topo maps Paul brought to figure the best way to get to the sighting area.  We went to the entrance of the PA Turnpike west (towards Ohio) and parked our vehicles on the side. Looking across the turnpike at a lightly wooded area on a hillside, there is a house and outbuilding where the witness saw the creature.  We determined we could take a back road to find the spot.

We drove back to the area and the properties along that road are all posted on both sides of the road: No trespassing, no hunting, no fishing. We determined the exact property where this sighting took place. Some tracks were see down by the road and up the driveway, but unable to determine exactly what made these tracks as it was snowing this am and the wind was blowing snow around, covering the tracks.

We drove back up to the main road where the radio tower is s and Eric and others were on Friday. This is on the opposite side of the turnpike where the creature was  seen. We did note survey flags along the fence on the hilltop with tracks in the snow (possible recent surveyors?)
We gave the witness a PBS reporting form with our card and he will be contacting Brian next week and meeting with him with the completed form.

This general area has had historical sightings reported.

Note from Eric Altman:  This original area is the correct area where Chris and I began our initial investigation and the area where we discovered the tracks.  We will continue to minitor the area and the investigation will remain open at this time.

On Tuesday Februay 8, 2011 at approximately 8:20 am, a male witness who I will call Sam contacted me by cell phone.  He was quite excited about what he had just seen and eager to share his experience.  His claim was that around 7:45 am while exiting route 60 and about to enter the Pennsylvania Turnpike, he looked to his left and up on a nearby hillside he sighted a large dark brown figure walking on the hillside.  He continued driving and shocked by what he had just witnessed, he quickly stopped and backed up his car and stopped to watch this large dark brown figure the color of dark tree bark as it took three large quick strides and entered the woodline on his left.  His description was that the figure was very tall and lanky, later calling the figure massive.  He stated he saw the creature for about 15 to 30 seconds before it dissapeared from sight.   He told me he was a believer in Bigfoot and had seen many documentaries on the subject and the figure walked just like the cgi figures did in those documents, taking large quick strides with its arms hanging down at its sides.

Being that the sighting had just occured, I contacted two of our investigators Brian and Terrie Seech.  I gave them the witness name and phone number and had them contact him for additional information.  I also contacted the PA Bigfoot Society Assistant Director Dave Dragosin and informed him of what occured in hopes he could get to the area.   Being that all four of us were working, Brian agreed to go to the area after work at 430 pm.  I gave him the location and witness information.  Brian and Terrie Seech travelled to the location however could not locate the exact spot where the man was when he saw the creature.  They drove the back roads and were not able to find the area.

On Friday 2-11-2011, after dropping my car at the garage and wife at work, my Brother in Law Chris Brinker and I drove to the location.  Based on a map of the area and the witness description of where he stated he was, we found a back road above the hillside from where we thought the witness sighted the creature.   We arrived at 10:30 am.  We parked the vehicle on the side of a snowy road. Weather conditions were 12 degrees, aproximately 1 to 2 inches of  snow on the ground and sunny.   We loaded up a video camera, 35 mm camera and bincoulars.  We entered the woods from above after walking a short distance on a private driveway.  The majority of the area is private property and we were able to find a location that was not.   We walked approximately a quarter mile down the wooded hillside to the open field where we believed the witness sighted the figure. Upon initial observation, we saw an abundance of animal tracks.  We saw multiple deer tracks and large canine tracks which we assumed were coyotte or large dog.  After walking around the area we also discovered small boot prints in the snow.  We could clearly see they boot prints and within the past day or so.  Looking around we discovered what appeared to be very large impressions in the snow that resembled the shape of human prints and they were bipedal.  The tracks were olde had snow blown over them and there was a thin layer of ice/snow on top so we can not say for sure if they were human or something else. However they did definitely resemble the shape and size of large human like prints and were bipedal.

We followed the tracks around the bottom of the hillside.  They went both up and down in almost a zig zag pattern around to the right around the front of the hillside.  After a while, we lost the tracks.  Continuing to walk, we discovered them again, and what may have been two sets of tracks.  They were headed up the hillside through brush and small tree sapplings.   Chris and I followed the tracks. I photographed them and Chris video taped them.  The track size was consistant, 16 inches in length and 8 inches wide.  The stride range was 27 inches going up the hill and on flat surfaces and 21 inches coming down.  Our stride measured 17 to 19 inches as we walked.   What was peculiar about these tracks were the fact that following them they did not go around the trees and brush, but through them as if the person or individual didnt avoid them.  Stepping right through, while it could have easily stepped around to the left or right to avoid the briars, branches and brush.  While following the tracks we found a pile of frozen feces.  Although small in size, it resembled cow feces and it was right where the tracks were, lying on its side in some brush.  If it were cow feces, it was about 100 feet outside of a fenced in area that held beef cattle.  We collected the sample for testing as we could not positively identify it and were unsure if it was in fact cow or something else.

The cold killed the battery in my Sony Cyber shot 35 mm camera, however Chris was still able to continue to video. We continued to follow the tracks up to the  barbed wire fence.  The tracks followed along the perimiter of the fence for a great distance.  Then the turned and went down the hill towards where we started our investigation.   We followed the tracks to a small stream where they turned to the left and up into the wooded ravine we came down.  This portion of the ravine was extremley steep and a very difficult angle for us to walk up without assistance or on two legs.  Another peculiar thing we discovered was that these tracks continued to walk up the hill without slippage or any signs of the individual using trees, brush or its hands to pull itself up.  Meanwhile as we followed up the steep ravine we found ourselves having to take our time and use these things to pull ourselves up.

Once on top, we followed the tracks again through brush and small sapplings not around them.  The tracks led us back to the road, where they stopped about 75 feet from the road.  They turned right and walked to the driveway we pulled into and backed out of when we first arrived.  The tracks stopped and the individual turned and walked back the same way it came, some times stepping in vicinity where it had originally walked.

We followed them a short distance and noticed they travelled back in the same direction from where they came, which may explain the second set of tracks we originally discovered.  Being that we were short on time as I had to pick up my wife from work that afternoon, we returned to the truck and decided to drive to the location where the witness stopped and claimed he saw the creature.   We arrived at the location at approximately 1230 pm.  Unsure of where exactly the witness had his sighting, we called him to get the location again.  We learned after several phone conversations and pictures sent to his phone that we were in the wrong area.  He guided us to the spot where he stopped his car as he watched the figure walk into the woods.

Upon investigating, I walked to the hillside where the man stated he saw the figure walking right to left into the tree line.  At a four foot high fence, we discovered a similar set of tracks that walked from right to left to the edge of small patch of woods, turned and walked right to left and into the tree line.  The tracks measured 15 inches long, 7 inches wide with a 20 inch stride.  These remembled the tracks we had discovered at the previous location.   They could have melted and refroze. They had a light dusting of snow and ice crust on top of them and we could not positively identify the tracks.  We followed them into the tree line and up a hillside following the tracks as they went.  However these tracks went around small brush, briars and tree sapplings.  There were several occasions where they walked to the fence and we found florescent survey tape tied to the fence.  The fenced in area housed a cellular tower and maitenance building.  The tracks were were following up the hillside continued to walk along the perimiter of the fence and stopped near the tape as it walked.  On the opposite side of the fence we clearly saw boot prints of someone who walked up and tied the tape to the fence in those locations.  We followed the large tracks for a while and back down the hillside on the opposite side of the hill.  The tracks turned to the right and followed along the fence line.  they never crossed the roadway and into another section of woods as I had checked.  Chris and I met back up at the car and discussed our second finding.  We came to the theory that what the man saw was not in fact a creature, but a member of a survey crew who was on the hillside walking along the fence line and perhaps was bundled up in dark brown carhartt work overals and had a hood over his head.   Although we can not say for sure what made the tracks on the outside of the fence, we feel that it was not a creature nor Bigfoot.  Our logic is based on the fact that these tracks walked the perimiter of the fence stopping at the survey tape as it did, and we saw boot prints on the other side of the fence doing the same.  We can not say 100% that it was a person but that is what we agreed the witness probably sighted was a man in dark brown overalls with a hood walking along the fence line assisting in the survey of the fence.  the weather the day of the sighting was very cold, in the single digits and snowing, so that would account for the attire of the survey crew member.   However we were not at the location the day the man claims what he saw, so we can not say 100% that our theory is correct.

As for the first set of tracks we discovered in the wrong location, we have no explanation for those tracks and who or what left them.  The possibility of thaw and freeze accounting for the size of the tracks, plus weather affecting the tracks we can not rule out the possiblity of these prints being human.  And although not out of the realm of possibilty, these tracks could have been left by a human out for a walk in the woods.  However we are left with many questions about these first set of track discovered.

In conclusion, I believe we are able to rule out the initial sighting of the witness as he seeing a member of a survey crew dressed in dark brown overalls and winter attire.   however the tracks discovered at the first location leave us with numerous questions.

This area does not have a lot of shelter to offer and the terrain was not an easily walkable terrain.  Why would someone be out in such bitter cold  and poor weather conditions walking in the snow as easily as it did when we had difficulty walking in numerous spots having to balance ourselves and being very careful going up and down these hills.

Why did this individual walk through brush, trees and thick briars?  It could have easily walked around them as we did.  (No we did not find any hair on the branches, briars, and twigs but we did find lots of broken branches).  Why did this individual have such ease going up the steep embankement while it took us a while to get up and we had difficulty navigating the hill without assistance.

Why did this individual stop 75 feet from the road and then turn to walk to the driveway and then turn and walk back the same direction it came from walking in the same patter it originally did?

As stated, it is not out of the realm of possibility that both sets of tracks were made by humans.  However our preliminary investigation leaves us not 100% certain.  Pa Bigfoot Society researchers Brian and Terrie Seech, Fred Saluga and Dr. Paul Johnson will be meeting with the witness at the location today for further follow up and investigation.

I have included photos of our initial findings from yesterday.  I have the collected sample of feces protected in two plastic baggies and am hoping to find some one who can identify it and do further testing on it.

A few photos:

Photo Credits: Eric Altman

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