Class A First-hand BFRO #6695

Encounter with Juvenile Creature

August 1979 early morning Don't Know, Hamilton County, New York 1 witness

Account

In 1979 the witness had moved ahead of a hiking group in the Adirondacks to watch beavers and was walking back to the main trail. Something flushed from thick brush ran diagonally toward the witness on the trail, pounding loudly and wailing like a woman screaming, and was seen partially as a fast, upright furry figure about four and a half feet tall. The witness initially assumed a bear cub but later doubted that because it ran upright for about 150 feet and the vocalization resembled sounds associated with Bigfoot reports.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
about four and a half feet tall
Hair colour src
dark brown fur with lighter tips
Gait src
moving fast upright
Posture src
upright

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1979
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early morning
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Don't Know, Hamilton County, New York
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.6579, -74.5025 (± 39 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #6695 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hamilton County (GEOID 36041); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking and watching beavers while returning to main trail
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bear cub
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #6695 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-08-03 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 366de6d36da7
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