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Class A First-hand BFRO #440

A daylight sighting report by an ex soldier

July 1977 about mid day Benson, Cochise County, Arizona 1 witness

Account

In July 1977 the witness was riding on a military bus that pulled over on Highway 10 in Arizona. From the window he watched a bipedal, hair-covered figure come up from a gully on the far side of the road and run up a ranch road into the desert for about 45 seconds. None of his companions on the bus saw it.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
over 6 foot easily
Build src
very muscular, powerful build, broad shoulders, wide body
Hair colour src
dark tan in color
Hair length src
long hair
Face src
man like features, frightened expression
Arms src
long flowing arms, muscular
Legs src
very strong and muscular
Gait src
ran fast with long strides, with ease
Posture src
walking on two feet

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1977
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about mid day
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Benson, Cochise County, Arizona
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
31.99, -110.18 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 440 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding on a military bus to a funeral, sitting by window after bus pulled over
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a big hairy man
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #440 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator conducted a phone interview with the witness, discussed the sighting, and summarized the account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #440 Primary
    Published 2000-10-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a1e4ed46e198
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization