Officer's Chilling Bigfoot Encounter on Bear Road Stakeout

Posted Saturday, June 08, 2024

By Squatchable.com staff

A chilling Bigfoot encounter from 1976 has been recounted in a recent podcast episode, and it's a must-listen for all Squatchable readers. The episode, which is the 100th installment of the Odd & Untold podcast, features an interview with Brian Gosselin, a New York police officer who had a close encounter with the elusive creature while on duty. Gosselin and his brother, Paul, along with their friend Marty Paddock, had a sighting of a "monster" on Abair Road in Whitehall, New York. Although Gosselin was skeptical at first, he couldn't ignore the excitement and urgency in his brother and friend's voices. The next day, Gosselin and his father, who was also a police officer, discussed the sighting and decided to investigate. Gosselin and a state trooper headed out to Abair Road to see if they could spot the creature. They parked their vehicles in a field and communicated via CB radio. As they waited, they heard the sound of trees breaking and dead limbs being snapped. Suddenly, the trooper took off, leaving Gosselin alone in the dark. After a few minutes, Gosselin heard a whooshing noise, which he described as sounding like someone wearing corduroy pants and their thighs rubbing together. He shone his spotlight towards the sound and saw two glowing eyes staring back at him. Gosselin was convinced that he had just encountered a Bigfoot. The