Class B First-hand BFRO #16432

Possilble daylight sighting by hikers (at 300-400 yds.) in Chadron State Park

29 October 2006 mid-afternoon Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska 2 witnesses

Account

Two hikers on a park trail noticed a distant tall figure covered in black fur standing on a limestone ridge. They watched it for several minutes as it stood upright and swayed before it walked behind rocks and disappeared into the forest. A third hiker walking ahead did not see it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
unusually tall
Hair colour src
black
Legs src
on two legs
Gait src
casually walked
Posture src
standing and swaying back and forth
Other features src
covered head to toe in fur with occasional glossy sheen

Facts & provenance

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Date
29 October 2006
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
mid-afternoon
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Chadron, Dawes County, Nebraska
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
42.71, -103.02 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16432 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking on a trail
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
someone, or something
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #16432 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-10-30 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 690d6265ecae
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “reported sightings on the Pine Ridge Ogallal Sioux reservation”
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