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Class B First-hand BFRO #145

Unseen large animal stalks jogger at night along trail near Elmira

February 1989 approx. 10pm Elmira, Chemung County, New York 1 witness

Account

Late in February 1989 the witness was jogging on a wooded trail at night when footsteps paralleled him about 20 feet inside the treeline. The steps quickened when he ran, continued briefly after he stopped, and suggested a biped taking one stride to his two to three. He ran to a clearing by a golf course, heard heavy breathing and a throaty rumble and a branch snap without seeing a form, then fled to a town street.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Footsteps

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Gait src
bipedal, one step to witness's two to three steps
Other features src
too large to be a person

Facts & provenance

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Date
February 1989
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
approx. 10pm
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.0934, -76.8096 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #145 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Elmira city (GEOID 3624229), matched from nearest town 'Elmira'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
jogging on a trail at night
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the individual (for lack of a better term)
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #145 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #145 Primary
    Published 2000-08-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 73de8f520c3f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “one documented sighting in Alpine junction”
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  • “local history of big foot sightings”
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  • “big foot in the woods on Conneticu Hill”
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