Year: 2009
Month: July
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 7-72009
Time of Day: 4:30 AM
County: New York Fulton
Terrain Description: Forrest
Lighting Conditions: dawn, just starting to get light out
Nearest Town or Landmark: Amsterdamy NY, near exit 27 on Thruway
Description of Encounter Area: wooded area next to the ny thruway
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): The mohawk river isn’t too
far . It look like it ran up from there. There is a lot of forrest areas in fulton country so plenty of food
sources
Occupation/Background: College graduate, B.A. in Journalism. I work fulltime as an Exterminator, and
write freelance
Number of Witnesses: 1
Length of Observation: 2-3 minutes
Animal Description: Large ape like. It stood strait up like a man, and was covered in Black Fur.
Aprox. Height: 8′
Aprox. Weight: 400 lbs
Head/Facial Description: It was the only part not covered in hair. Dark skin color
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: Yes
Any Odor? If so, Description: Not known. I was in my truck
Vocalizations Heard?: no
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Recordings Made?: No
I was driving to work headed towards Albany just passed exit 27 at 430 am or so. When this tall black furry animal like man that ran faster than anything I ever saw right across the thruway way up in front of me. It was so tall it stepped right over the guardrail with no trouble, and ran right up into the woods. It never looked anywhere but forward. It was like it was chasing a deer or something up into the woods on the side of the road. It could not have been a dear or any type of animal I have ever seen before. It looked like an ape standing strait up as it ran. It ran faster than a man could. It could not have been a man because there were no houses in the area, and people are not allowed to walk by the thruway day or night
Mike Humphrey