Class B First-hand BFRO #846

During his youth, this First Generation American heard several unusual sounds, on two different occasions

1979–1982 around midnight Fort Defiance, Apache County, Arizona 6 witnesses

Account

In mid-winter 1979, the witness and about five other children were playing outside in snow around midnight during a heavy snowfall on the Navajo reservation in northeastern Arizona. From the darkness they heard a loud terrible screaming mixed with roaring that continued on and off for about 15 minutes. No creature was seen. The witness later concluded the sound must have been a Bigfoot, noting it matched published recordings and local stories of sheep thefts.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
1979–1982
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
around midnight
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Fort Defiance, Apache County, Arizona
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.7475, -109.0680 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #846 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Fort Defiance CDP (GEOID 0424460), matched from nearest town 'Fort Defiance'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
6
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
playing outside in snow with friends
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #846 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness to discuss the unusual sounds heard while playing in falling snow.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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