Class A First-hand BFRO #2630

While taking a break during a deer drive, hunter sees 6 foot tall creature run away down hillside

November 1986 mid afternoon Addison/Erwin, Steuben County, New York 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting with companions and stopped to rest on a hill. A black entity about the witness's height ran very fast down the hill about 50 yards away and disappeared in about five seconds, with breaking deadfall heard as it left. The witness was startled, thought it might have been watching, and later wondered if it was a large bear or loose livestock.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
about my height - 5'9"
Hair colour src
black
Gait src
ran very fast

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1986
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
mid afternoon
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Addison/Erwin, Steuben County, New York
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
42.1063, -77.2320 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2630 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Addison village (GEOID 3600276), matched from nearest town 'Addison/Erwin'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hunting deer on a drive, taking a break
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something that was black
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2630 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Cast

Agency personnel took casts and hair samples and reportedly submitted them for testing.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Hair

Agency personnel took casts and hair samples and reportedly submitted them for testing.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

Agency personnel took casts and hair samples and reportedly submitted them for testing.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-06-04 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c3bfab962bee
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “possible bigfoot sighting near Rathbone, NY”
    Not in the Anomadex yet