Anomaly2 people
Standing in the yard after midnight I heard three slow knocks come from the treeline, then something answered from the other side of the field. The dogs would not go out.
no. 1 · knocking
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1 person
This incident happened around 1988-89. I was about 17 years old at the time of the incident. The incident happened in Harborcreek PA which is where I lived at the time. My parents have a house up ther…
no. 2 · a very tall figure · glowing eyes
1 person
This is a compilation of experiences over a period of years in the same area (1988- 2009) - feeling of being watched, wildlife silenced, tree breaks, strong smell once, numerous late night vocalizatio…
no. 3 · knocking · screaming or howling · whooping
1 person
I did not see anything just heard. I was out hunting in an area called Brooks Marsh, after walking a fair bit around the marsh on the trail about 4 miles. I came across a turtle shell that had been cr…
no. 4 ·
1 person
I HAVE AN AUDIO TAPE OF THIS EVENT, IT HAS NEVER BEEN HEARD BY ANYONE OTHER THAN A FEW NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS AROUND THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. It was a fall evening, I was doing homework at our trailer, …
no. 5 · growling · dogs reacting · footprints
1 person
I was in Pittsburgh and I do not live there anymore, so I knew I was in a dream. I was playing a video game and taking a test to see if I have any mental health problems, and my brother <PERSON> was t…
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1 person
My name is Amanda and I live in Plum, Pennsylvania. On july 23rd, I was sitting out side talking to my boyfriend of nine months, Tommy. I heard some moving in the woods beside our house, but disregard…
no. 7 · a very tall figure · sleep event · residue
1 person
This story was recently told to me second hand in confidence by a very good friend of mine. He is an Eagle Scout and an honorable man. We are avid sportsmen and had spent alot of time together and wit…
no. 8 · something walking upright
1 person
It was late at night. We had a St. Bernard that loved to take long drives. We decided to take a drive in the Pocono Mountains of PA. We would take familiar roads, then usually find a woodsy road to cu…
no. 9 · a very tall figure
1 person
I was at my family cabin in Harrison Valley Pennsylvania on the 8th-11th of October 2021. My sightings began on Friday evening on the 8th when me and my girlfriend had arrived to the cabin at 8 PM. Wh…
no. 10 · screaming or howling · glowing eyes · the feeling of being watched
1 person
A friend and I were sitting down on a pipeline right of way. We heard a noise that sounded like something that a large bird might make. A little while later, we heard something that sounded like someo…
no. 11 · knocking · wood knocking · a very tall figure
1 person
OK GENTLEMEN. FIRST , I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS EVEN HAPPENED TO ME. I LOVE TO HUNT AND FISH AND SPEND LOTS OF TIME IN THE OUTDOORS. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN 1993 IN THE NORTH EASTERN CORNER OF THE STATE …
no. 12 · something walking upright
1 person
I was a frequent visitor to my grandparents since I was born in 1985. When i was 8, on a walk down to the baseball diamond one night, i heard a stirring in the woods. Figuring it to be maybe a hunter …
no. 13 ·
1 person
4/22/13 I got into bed and just decided to go through my usual process for WILD instead of turning off completely. There are a lot of naps I take where I just practice going to sleep instead of practi…
no. 14 · knocking · paralysis · shared dream
1 person
I saw my step father who fell to his death unexpectedly get up for work the next morning, make breakfast and get his clothes ready. The part of him on auto pilot still got ready for work the next day. He was around for months.. pp…
no. 15 ·
1 person
On January 7, 1978 at around 4:50 a.m., a witness traveling on a moped saw three very bright lights at ground level. One of these very powerful lights separated from the group, approached the witness,…
no. 16 ·
1 person
On December 9, 2002, a private pilot instructor with 2 student pilots saw, during the takeoff of their aircraft, a large beacon heading toward them which then went out, revealing a spherical shape tha…
no. 17 · pilot witness
1 person
On July 1, 1965 at 5:45 a.m., a farmer in his lavender field hears a whistling sound that intrigues him. He moves to see that a dark, matte device unknown to him is resting on the ground. He observes …
no. 18 ·
1 person
It had to be the summer of 2015, 16 or 17. I was camping with my sons’ troop in Moraine State Park in Butler County, PA. I woke up in the middle of the night. I want to say it was around midnight, but…
no. 19 · knocking · wood knocking
1 person
I believe this event took place in the late 1970’s to the very early 1980’s. My best guess is 1978 or 1979. My father, mother, younger brother and I were camping in a State Park off of Highway 101, in…
no. 20 · knocking · growling
1 person
In July,1997 I was with my sister and 2 friends(a brother and sister)in the woods...the sister(not mine)told us that she'd been in the woods the other day and saw a big white thing.*See other sighting…
no. 21 · screaming or howling · whooping · a very tall figure
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