Dawn sighting at Stevens Brook outside Claremont
Account
The witness was walking along a rural road past a marsh at dawn when noises like birds rustling came from the reeds. A light-brown creature that had been crouched in the reeds stood up and ran uphill toward the woods, pushing brush aside with its arms. The witness observed it for less than a minute, noting great height, broad shoulders, a coconut-shaped head, and very fast movement.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- over 7 ft. tall
- Build src
- very broad shoulders
- Hair colour src
- light brown/brown
- Face src
- partially seen as it ran away
- Arms src
- moving brush and tree branches out of the way
- Gait src
- incredibly fast runner
- Posture src
- crouched then standing
- Other features src
- coconut shaped head
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
7 June 2016
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| Time of day |
5am at dawn
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| Place |
Claremont, Sullivan County, New Hampshire
Stated
BFRO report #55269
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.42, -72.33 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 55269 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking along road to Claremont
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| Witness's word for it |
The creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Crystal Panek (BFRO)
A footprint reportedly found when the witness and a friend returned to the site.
A hair sample collected from a barbed-wire fence near the swamp, later assessed with an expert as bear hair with deer hair also on the fence.
Photos taken of the fence location where the hair was collected.
A large bed of branches and tree structures reportedly found at the site on return.
A large fallen tree behind the sighting spot described as looking almost like a sleeping place.
A cell-phone audio recording of screeching heard about a month later, assessed by the investigator as likely a young deer rather than a sasquatch.
Bear scat and sign noted by the investigator near the swamp and apple trees.
On a June 11th return the witness and a friend sought additional signs and provided a hair sample from a barbed-wire fence that the investigator photographed.
On a June 11th return the witness and a friend sought additional signs and provided a hair sample from a barbed-wire fence that the investigator photographed.
An investigator visited the exact encounter location with the witness and a friend to review the account and document the area.
An investigator visited the exact encounter location with the witness and a friend to review the account and document the area.
On a June 11th return the witness and a friend sought additional signs and provided a hair sample from a barbed-wire fence that the investigator photographed.
An investigator visited the exact encounter location with the witness and a friend to review the account and document the area.
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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BFRO report #55269 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference