I was in Flagstaff in 7th grade.Dont know where you were but circa 1973 I was driving north on Lake Mary Rd about 15 miles south of Flagstaff. Came up over a slight rise and a huge black lion was in the middle of the road eating something. When he saw me he took one leap and was out of sight up a 6 ft bank. Beautiful animal.
That's a cool story. I don't doubt you since we're not but a couple hours from other Panther sightings in southern AZ. People have even reported seeing them in more northern states too.