Time and Place:
Year: 1974
Month: August
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): During the summer monts
Time of Day: Late in the evening
County: Pennsylvania Lycoming
Conditions:
Terrain Description: Mountains around Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Lighting Conditions: Evening hours
Nearest Town or Landmark: Williamsport, Pennsylvania in Lycoming County
Description of Encounter Area: Mountains around Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Yes, there is a river that
runs through South Williamsport
Witness Overview:
Occupation/Background: Government Contractor, Contracts Manager and Subcontracts Manager. I
have worked for Northrop Grumman, AT&T, Siemens Government Services, and other large companies
in Northern Virginia. I have worked over 39 years. I went to Williamsport Community College, East
Carolina, and National Louis University. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management, and a
Master’s in Education.
Encounter::
Number of Witnesses: Two people.
Length of Observation: Probably between 10 to 15 minutes
Animal Description: Heavy buildt with long arms, and hair everywhere. You could not see the outline
of the heavy hands and body, but you could not see skin, because of the hair.
Aprox. Height: Over six feet in height
Aprox. Weight: Over 250 pounds
Head/Facial Description: I could only see the outline of a head with hair that covered the face.
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: Yes
Any Odor? If so, Description: I do not remember an odor. We only had great fear of getting out of the
area.
I went with my boyfriend to Lockout Point Mountain. This area is actually above South Williamsport,
Pennsylvania. It was during the summer, that we made the trip by car into the Lycoming mountains.
Lookout point is known for the beautiful view of South Williamsport and Williamport. We had an old Vega car and it took awhile to get to the top of the mountain. Once we got to the mountain top, we parked our car, at this point, I had a strange feeling, that we needed to lock our doors. I locked my door, and reached over and locked my boyfriend’s door. I asked him if the back of the car was locked and he told me that it was locked. He laughed at me and stated: “there is no one up here, and I don’t know why you are locking our doors.” Something inside me told me to get those door locked, and I did not care if he was laughing at me. Anyway, after the doors were locked, we just relaxed and looked at the beautiful view beneath us. At one point, my boyfriend lean over to my side of the car, and we innocently kissed. At this point, my back was against my car door. Although we were involved in an embrace, we both felt the Vega car rock and I could feel something pulling on my door. At this point, we both looked up and we saw what looked like a large human with hair. I can only tell you that it was dark, and I saw a large figure, probably well over six feet tall, but I could not see a face, because there seem to be too much hair. Even though it was evening, I remember that we had some light with the moon. My boyfriend screamed and I screamed because “something that looked human was trying to open my car door.”
Thank God, I had locked that door, when we first arrived at that Lookout Point. Anyway, after we both
screamed, my boyfriend started the car, and what ever was looking at us, and trying to get into our car, started to run, right down the mountain. I remember thinking that how could a human run down those mountains, because of the heavy brush, and sharp wild thistles. This thing vanished within minutes after we started the car. At this point, my boyfriend drove the car a very short distance at the mountain top to turn around and to get out of the area. All the way down the mountain, we did not see one other car.
So we knew that whatever tried to open my door, was not a human who had park in that mountain
range. There were clearly no cars to be seen on that mountain road. I tried to talk with my boyfriend
about the whole incident, but he refused to talk. He had a better view of what was trying to open my
door, and he just refused to talk about it. He was totally upset and unable to discuss the issue. This was
a twenty-four year old man, who spent four years in the Navy, and he was a student at Williamsport
Area Community College. I was about twenty years old and also a student at Williamsport Community College. We were both students, and we both had jobs while attending college. We did not get involved in the college scene, because we were older, and working kids. I want to make it very clear, that we did not have anything to drink that evening. It was just an innocent adventure to see the mountain top and it ended up being a scary as hell event, to the point, that my boyfriend was too scared to tell me what he saw. I am now 56 years old and I have never forgotten that moment, I truly believe that I had a guardian angel on my shoulder that evening, because something told me to lock my door, and if my door had not been locked, I don’t think that I would be alive today. At that time, I weigh about 125 pounds, and my boyfriend weighed about 150 pounds. Whatever was pulling at my door was much bigger than the two of us. I grew up in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, and I am a country girl, and I can tell you that the North Western mountains around Wellsboro, and Williamsport, are very dense. Wellsboro, Pennsylvania is the home of the Wellsboro Grand Canyon, which is about 50 miles long. There are many caves and very dense forest in this area. I truly believe we saw something that is related to your Bigfoot. Based on the dense woods, and caves, I also think this area should be of interest to you. I now live in Virginia and I would be glad to talk with you about this story. To let you know, I am a college graduate, I have worked as a Government Contractor for over 20 years, and I am married to a ex-Government Pilot.
My name is Sharon Williammee-Wallingsford, and the name of my ex-boyfriend is Charles Blanchard
from South Williamsport. I believe that he stills lives in that area, we lost touch with one another after I graduated from Williamsport Community College. My email address is: SWallingsford@aol.com [3].
Please note, that South Williamsport had several odd deaths during the early 1970’s in that area of
South Williamsport below the Lookout Point Mountain. These deaths were reported in the Newspaper. I don’t know if there is any connection, but I thought it was very odd. To my knowledge, those deaths were never solved. But I am not sure about this information. I can only tell you that whatever was
pulling at my door did not look like a human being, based on the hair and outline of the body that I saw.
Assigned Investigator:
Mike Humphrey
Priority Level::
Historical – Over 10 Years