Class A First-hand BFRO #6552

Bigfoot crosses road in front of vehicle traveling on Navajo Route 7 near Canyon De Chelley National Monument

June 2001 11:00 pm Chinle, Apache County, Arizona 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving slowly on a dirt road at night while looking for a place to camp when an ape-like animal crossed the road in front of the vehicle. The animal moved briskly from left to right a short distance ahead in the headlights, then bent down behind a bush or small tree as if trying to hide. The witness watched it for only a few seconds and later camped a short distance away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: about six feet tall
Build src: very solid for its size
Hair colour src: dark brown
Arms src: arms swung gradually as it walked
Gait src: brisk walk like a man's
Posture src: bipedal; bent over behind bush to conceal itself
Apparent sex src: male
Age / size src: juvenile
Other features src: no neck; low, slightly pointed head; uniformly covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 2001 Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	11:00 pm Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Chinle, Apache County, Arizona Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	36.09, -109.43 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 6552 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving at night looking for a campsite Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an ape of some kind Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #6552 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and recorded additional descriptive details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

The BFRO conducted field research in 2002 on Wheatfields and Whiskey Creeks which drain into the canyon.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #6552 Primary

Published 2003-06-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 74315f5f9f17

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BFRO map layer Reference

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