Class B First-hand BFRO #28244

Young girls remember seeing a hair-covered creature running under a streetlight near Belmont

January 1999 night, after dark Belmont, Allegany County, New York 2 witnesses

Account

Two 13-year-olds were playing outside in front of a house on a snowy winter night when they saw a tall, hair-covered biped running along the side of the road about 50 feet away under a streetlight. They described it as 7 to 9 feet tall, covered head to toe in fur, and running faster than anything they had seen. After it ran out of sight, they ran inside to tell an adult, who did not believe them, and they stayed inside because they were frightened.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: approx. 7 to 9 ft tall
Build src: huge
Hair colour src: dark colored
Arms src: much longer than a human's
Legs src: much longer than a human's
Gait src: running on two feet, very fast
Posture src: on two feet
Other features src: hairy from head to toe

Facts & provenance

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Date	January 1999 Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	night, after dark Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Belmont, Allegany County, New York Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	42.25, -77.99 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28244 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, “Environment” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	playing outside in front of a house Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	BIGFOOT Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #28244 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Cathy Betz (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator later interviewed both witnesses by phone and noted the area was sparsely populated and rural.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #28244 Primary

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