Class A First-hand BFRO #8064

Ulster County, 1985 Winter Hike Leads to Encounter with Large Bipedal Creature

21 December 1985 afternoon Ellenville, Ulster County, New York 2 witnesses

Account

In winter 1985, the witness and a companion were walking in deep snow near a closed attraction when they saw a large brown human-looking biped about 150 feet away. The creature paused to look at them, then walked away quickly with a long stride while glancing back. The witnesses were frightened, tried briefly to follow and look for footprints, but found none.

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
very large
Hair colour src
brown
Gait src
walked away very fast without running
Posture src
walking upright
Other features src
absolutely human looking

Facts & provenance

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Date
21 December 1985
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
afternoon
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ellenville, Ulster County, New York
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.7047, -74.3622 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #8064 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ellenville village (GEOID 3623965), matched from nearest town 'Ellenville'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
taking a winter walk
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8064 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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