Class B First-hand BFRO #454

Man recalls incident as a child in a swampy area near Cazenovia

Summer 1970 Cazenovia, Madison County, New York 2 witnesses

Account

When the witness was a young child, the witness and a companion were chopping a rotted fallen tree with hammers far out in a swamp. After hearing a loud noise described as like a scream, they saw a very large dark man-like form walking very near them. Both children dropped everything and ran home without looking back.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Build src
very large
Gait src
walking
Apparent sex src
appeared to be a man
Other features src
dark form; like a very big man wearing a black raincoat

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1970
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Place
Cazenovia, Madison County, New York
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
42.9279, -75.8513 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #454 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cazenovia village (GEOID 3613145), matched from nearest town 'Cazenovia'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
playing in the swamp and chopping a fallen tree with hammers
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very large, dark form that appeared to be a man
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #454 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)

Source timeline

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