McKean County, Pennsylvania

Near Bradford

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McKean County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

October 1963

I am now 57 years old. I have told many people this story but never reported it. I lived in Bradford, Pa. Where I grew up. I was 15 years old and we played softball at nights with my friends. This incident happen on Church Street, not there now it now South Center St. but we where playing ball one night as we always did. There was about 10 of us playing in a field by the creek on Barbour St. We played until it started to get dark. We all started home in different directions. It was getting dark now and me and my friend was all that was left. So we started home. I stopped because my shoe was untied. I leaned down to tie it and my friend was waiting for me. I started to get up for our trip home when I looked behind us, seeing a very tall figure, standing about 20 yards from us. I said what is that and about that time it started running at us. We ran as fast as we ever had to get out of there. It stopped chasing us. And we to my house where we told my father. We took some flashlight...

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McKean County Pennsylvania (Class B) BFRO

Loud scream heard by three witnesses.

myself and two others were leaving the woods at dark after being afield bow hunting. the three of us met in a large field on a tractor or roadway that gained access to the fields. our meeting was b...

October 1987

McKean County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls his encounter after riding his dirt bike as a young man near Bradford

My encounter happened at the end of summer in 1973, or 1974. It was late August/early September, as it was the time the blackberries were ripening. I was 15 or 16 years old, and had a dirt bike that ...

September 1973

McKean County Pennsylvania (Class B) BFRO

Possible sightings and strange occurences close to a couple's home east of Bradford

My wife and I took an early evening stroll on private land by our residence. We arrived at a campsite about 7:15pm and as we were sitting on a picnic table, we looked out over a small pond and noticed...

August 2014

McKean County Pennsylvania (Class B) BFRO

Several possible incidents over the years in the Allegheny National Forest

These incidents have occurred over a period of approximately 7 years. The occurrences have not been limited to a particular time of year. I have never, nor has any in our group, sighted a creature. ...

January 2006

New Brunswick Canada (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by campers

We were camping in late spring 1983 near Mills Creek. At approx. 7am we were awakened by our 2 dogs running into our lean-too. We had to force the dogs outside only to see them cower under our legs an...

January 1983

Marion County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

Witness saw man-like creature in a corn field.

I was riding a four wheeler at my aunts out in the country. On an old gravel road I saw something that appeared to be a dog two-hundered yards ahead of me in a corn feild on my right side. As I got cl...

June 1997

Greene County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Late afternoon sighting by motorist on I-675 near Beavercreek

About two weeks ago while driving on I-675 northbound inside Greene co, coming toward Dayton, Ohio I looked in a corn field. I observed a dark-colored figure in the middle of the field, the top of the...

June 2002

Hot Spring County Arkansas (Class A) BFRO

From top of hill, hunter observes bipedal creature following a fence row

I was squirrel hunting/scouting for deer signs when I came to the top of a small hill. About 50 yards below me was a large, dark colored creature walking on 2 legs following a fence row. I watched it ...

October 1998

Siskiyou County California (Class A) BFRO

Neighboring Dogs Bark When Loud Vocalizations Heard

It was a loud piercing sound, that lasted approximately 22 minutes. These sounds were at 5 to 6 second intervals which lasted about 4 to 5 seconds each. At first there was one distinct sound, (screami...

August 1998

Snohomish County Washington (Class A) BFRO

A hairy Man-like creature is spotted in a field, close to the road

From about fifty yards away I spotted a hairy man-like creature standing in a field next to the road. It was very large and standing upright, it was about 6 ft. to 7 ft. tall, it had broad shoulders a...

July 1988

Houston County Texas (Class A) BFRO

While looking into the woods witness saw creature watching them

This parcel of land was where all of us kids would play at. No adults ever came out so we were free to do what we wanted. One day my cousin and I went out to this pond that was in the middle of this l...

January 1980

Pierce County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Civil War Reenactor sees bigfoot cross railroad tracks

A Bigfoot-like creature was seen at a distance of 20 feet at midnight. Creature stepped out in front of person who was walking along some railroad tracks then the creature crossed the tracks and disap...

June 1991