Class B First-hand BFRO #74290

Whoops and knocks heard by four locals camping north of Bristol

1 August 1986 night, around 11 p.m. Bristol/Burlington Town Line, Hartford County, Connecticut 4 witnesses

Account

Four young people camped overnight in a wooded area in summer 1987. During the night they heard knocking, whooping, and footsteps around their tent, and something stepped on a companion's hand through the tent wall. Two of them looked outside but saw nothing, hearing only something heavy moving away quickly. Years later they interpreted the incident as a Bigfoot encounter.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Feet src
really big foot

Facts & provenance

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Date
1 August 1986
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, around 11 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Bristol/Burlington Town Line, Hartford County, Connecticut
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.72, -72.91 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 74290 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #74290 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Mike Young (BFRO)

Source timeline

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