Year: 1995
Month: October
Day of Month (number only – e.g. 16): 25
Time of Day: 6pm
County: New York Delaware
Terrain Description: Deep wooded, rocky, steep hills and ravines, mainly pine trees
Lighting Conditions: Fairly dark
Nearest Town or Landmark: Oneonta and Delhi college
GPS Coordinates: none
Description of Encounter Area: We were driving over a mountain road between oneonta and Delhi.
We were half way and coming around a sharp turn when we saw it. It was sitting on a large rock and it looked like it was eating tree roots. This area is basically wilderness, lots of evergreens, large rocks and ravines.
Are There Food and/or Water Sources in the Area? (if so, describe): Yes. The Deleware river is
not that far. There is alot of deer in this area and turkeys as well. Lots of brush with berries. Pine cones. Moss at certain times of the year.
Occupation/Background: Customer Service Rep AAS in veterinary science with focus in primatology
Number of Witnesses: 4
Length of Observation: A minute, maybe a minute and a half. Not very long at all.
Animal Description: 8 feet tall. Reddish brown hair that was longer on the body than on the head. No
hair on face. Head came to a point. Slightly stooped over. Legs bent slightly at knees. Small eyes with reddish tint/eyeshine.
Aprox. Height: 8 feet
Aprox. Weight: 400 or 500 lbs
Head/Facial Description: Head came to a point at the top. Did not see the ears. Nos barely visible. No
hair on face.
Can Witness Provide a Sketch of Animal Seen?: No
Any Odor? If so, Description: A very fowl odor. Like a combination of skunk, BO and urine.
Vocalizations Heard?: It grunted once
Wood Knocks Heard?: No
Physical Evidence? (hold Ctrl key to select more than one): Hair Samples
Tracks
Recordings Made?: No
It was october 25th 1995. Myself and three other friends were driving back to Delhi from Oneonta. We took the mountain road as it is a short cut between the two towns. It was about 6pm and we were driving around a sharp bend in the road when my friend who was driving literally slammed on the brakes. We saw a very large hairy creature sitting on a large rock. It looked like it had been eating tree roots. When he heard the car he stood straight up and proceed to cross the road in front of the car, about 10 feet away. It only took about 1 and a half strides for it to get across. As it was crossing it turned for a moment to look at us and grunted. It proceed down a very steep/deep ravine and disapeared into the trees.
Mike Humphrey