Class A First-hand BFRO #8685

Morning sighting in the Lukachukai Mountains of northeast Arizona

7 November 1981 about 7 A.M. Cove, Apache County, Arizona 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting on a mountain ridge in the morning when separated from companions. He heard brush crashing and saw a very large black hairy biped moving downhill through tall oak brush toward a trail and into the forest, smelling a strong musky odor. He watched it through his rifle scope but did not shoot, then left by a road while hearing movement alongside and firing once to scare it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Other senses

Odor Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: may have stood 8 feet tall
Build src: broad and muscular
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: longer than fur
Face src: face not seen
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: walked downhill quickly
Posture src: upright, bipedal
Age / size src: very large
Other features src: coarse, wet-looking coat

Facts & provenance

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Date	7 November 1981 Stated BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 7 A.M. Stated BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Cove, Apache County, Arizona Stated BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	36.54, -109.29 (± 30 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8685 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	deer hunting Derived BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #8685 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8685 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: TF Zamiski (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

The witness returned with companions later that day to show where the sighting occurred.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8685 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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