An open record of things people cannot explain

Strange accounts from Pennsylvania

1,305 people here wrote down something they could not explain, between 1940s to 2020s.


What people here tend to describe

hovering 100a triangle shape 90moving in formation 63an orange orb 53red lights 53a very tall figure 41screaming or howling 30vanishing suddenly 23

The accounts

2010-06-05

I have debated whether or not to report my encounter to the BFRO or any organization. I don't know why, but I guess I wanted to keep this experience to myself for a few years and then it just didn't s…

1973-09-12

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 I…

2006-01-01

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. Mo…

undated

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…

undated

Hello, My name is Doug and though I am very reluctant to post this story; I am going to do so anyways. The area that this happened could not be a more unlikely area for a bigfoot occurance then or esp…

1985-06-15

It was summer in the mid 80's. (Sorry I can't be more specific.) Some friends and I had taken to exploring the woods that surrounded our town. We were constantly in the woods for one reason or another…

undated

I was very young, about 6 or 7 years old I guess. My cousin and I were out and about 1/2 mile from my parents' house in Coganhouse Township. The nearest landmark I can think of is Fry's Turkey Ranch r…

undated

WELL I CANT BELIEVE AFTER ALL THESE YEARS IM DOING THIS BUT DUE TO THE RECENT TRAGEDY I HAVE A NEW RESPECT FOR HOW SHORT LIFE CAN BE,AND I THINK LEGITIMATE RESEARCHERS NEED TO HEAR ABOUT AN EXTRAORDIN…

1967-09-14

I was a camper at camp fairfield in the summer of 1967. I was eight yrs old my first time at camp. It was sponsored by wilinsburg baptist church. I lived in wilkinsburg until i graduated high school i…

undated

In January of 1979, I was visiting some friends at their farm in Cambria County, just outside of Patton, Pennsylvania. They had recently had one of their beef cattle butchered and I was helping wrap t…

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