Possible daylight sighting in Adirondacks 15 miles NW of Lake Placid
Account
The witness was traveling back from a field lab in the late afternoon when they saw a large fur-covered bipedal figure along a powerline corridor about 100-125 yards away. The figure was walking slowly north with its back to the witness. The witness estimated its height at 8-10 feet by comparing it to the powerline poles.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8-10ft tall roughly
- Build src
- much too big to be a man
- Arms src
- visible
- Legs src
- visible
- Gait src
- moving slow
- Posture src
- back to witness
- Other features src
- fur seemed to be covering its entire body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 October 2022
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 4:45pm EST
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| Place |
Gabriels NY, Franklin County, New York
Stated
BFRO report #75097
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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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 |
returning from a dendrology lab
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| Witness's word for it |
a large figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #75097 Primary