Class B
First-hand
BFRO #489
Daylight sighting by rancher on Mt. Graham
1950–1959
Fort Grant Military Prison, Graham County, Arizona
1 witness
Account
A rancher riding on horseback to check cattle reportedly saw a large, dark-brown, furry, upright creature walking on two legs. The witness claimed long familiarity with bears and insisted it was not a bear. When the creature realized it had been spotted, it turned and ran uphill into a steep, tree-lined canyon. The incident was dated to about 1950 and was retold decades later by a local who had heard the story lifelong.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Legs src
- two legs
- Gait src
- ran uphill
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- furry
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1950–1959
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| Place |
Fort Grant Military Prison, Graham County, Arizona
Stated
BFRO report #489
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.9318, -109.8783 (± 62 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Graham County (GEOID 04009); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding horseback checking cattle herd
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| Witness's word for it |
large, dark brown furry, upright creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #489 Primary