Class A First-hand BFRO #8409

Sasquatch reaches into tent of adult camper

May 1983 around 4:00 AM Cuba, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico 1 witness

Account

The witness was sleeping alone in a tent on a group camping trip when a strong odor woke them. A large hairy arm reached in through the tent flap, felt around, then withdrew. The witness then perceived two tall figures outside through the tent fabric and heard male and female vocalizations as the beings yelled and ran away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization Scream Whoop

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: possibly eight feet
Hair colour src: light-brown
Arms src: massive light-brown hairy arm, described as furry
Hands src: hair stopped at wrist, back of hand not hairy with black skin, long fingers including thumb, off-white nails about 4 inches total, palm about 9 inches wide, hand about 14 inches long from wrist to fingertips
Apparent sex src: one male and one female, judged by relative vocal pitch

Facts & provenance

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Date	May 1983 Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 4:00 AM Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Cuba, Rio Arriba County, New Mexico Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.98, -106.88 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8409 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	2 Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping and sleeping in a tent Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	two "creatures" Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8409 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8409 Primary

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