Class A First-hand BFRO #4286

Two see 7- 8 Foot Creature on dead end road

25 August 1998 about 2:00 am Caroga Lake, Fulton County, New York 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions stopped on an unused dead-end road late at night. While one waited in the truck with the high beams on, a tall brown man-shaped animal appeared in the light. It stood still for about a minute, made a grunt sound, then turned and walked away with an unusual swaggering gait. The pair left the area in reverse, frightened by what they saw.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 7-8 feet tall
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
flat
Arms src
swung more than a human
Gait src
swaggared back and forth like it lunged each leg forward
Posture src
stood on two legs
Other features src
no antlers

Facts & provenance

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Date
25 August 1998
Stated BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 2:00 am
Stated BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Caroga Lake, Fulton County, New York
Stated BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.1340, -74.4814 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4286 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Caroga Lake CDP (GEOID 3612584), matched from nearest town 'Caroga Lake'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving around at night, stopped on dead-end road
Stated BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very tall man shaped animal, brown in color
Stated BFRO report #4286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4286 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

An investigator spoke with the witness and visited the site, noting a nearby dump and finding deer sign but no sign of the reported creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Scat

An investigator spoke with the witness and visited the site, noting a nearby dump and finding deer sign but no sign of the reported creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

The witness returned the next day to search for tracks or droppings but found none.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and visited the site, noting a nearby dump and finding deer sign but no sign of the reported creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-05-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3d92f584fb03
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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