Class B First-hand BFRO #62902

Encounters on rural property a few miles from Housatonic River outside Bethel

5 May 2013 night Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1 witness

Account

Late at night the witness arrived home and got out of the car with a young dog, which ran toward a brushy stone wall barking aggressively. The witness shone a flashlight and watched a dark bulky shape with bright reddish-orange eyes move slowly, crouch behind a tree and peer out before standing taller. The witness first assumed it was a bear but later concluded it was a sasquatch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: relatively tall when standing
Build src: bulky
Hair colour src: dark
Eyes src: bright reddish orange
Gait src: moving very slowly, sounding bipedal
Posture src: crouching behind tree, poking head out, then standing

Facts & provenance

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Date	5 May 2013 Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	night Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Bethel, Fairfield County, Connecticut Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.3603, -73.4139 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #62902 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Bethel CDP (GEOID 0904790), matched from nearest town 'Bethel'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	arriving home by car Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	dark bulky figure Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #62902 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Mike Young (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator described the location as woodsy, judged the witness honest and factual, and noted several other reports investigated within a few miles.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #62902 Primary

Published 2019-05-23 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 4 images at source Hash 5af551b6f2aa

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“incident in 1976 where police deputies were called”
Not in the Anomadex yet
“sighting in the late 70s in the town next to Bethel (Danbury)”
Not in the Anomadex yet
“history of sightings dating back to the 1800's”
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