Class A First-hand BFRO #32905

Hiker has a possible daytime sighting near Crater Lake

30 June 2008 Around lunchtime Durango, San Juan County, Colorado 1 witness

Account

The witness was hiking a mountain trail with three children who had run ahead. He noticed a large upright hairy figure moving behind the treeline about 50 to 100 yards away, watching it for less than a minute as it moved through brush and woods. He did not alert the children at the time and did not photograph it. About a year later after seeing a television program about similar sightings in the area, he decided to share the experience.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: approx. 7 to 9 feet tall
Build src: very broad upper body
Hair colour src: brownish
Hair length src: medium length
Face src: relatively flat, no snout
Arms src: large arms
Gait src: took long strides; moved smoothly and rapidly, but was not running
Posture src: definitely bipedal
Other features src: silhouetted

Facts & provenance

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Date	30 June 2008 Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	Around lunchtime Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Durango, San Juan County, Colorado Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.70, -107.70 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 32905 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hiking with children Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large hairy figure Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #32905 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Todd Perteet (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #32905 Primary

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