Class A First-hand BFRO #4614

Hikers observe animal in early evening near Blanca Peak

Spring 1994 evening, about 4-6 pm Gardner, Huerfano County, Colorado 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions lagging behind a larger hiking group returning from a mountain lake saw a tall light-grey figure leap between trees about 30-60 yards away. The figure showed clearly visible arms and legs, moved very quickly and made no sound. The witnesses first thought it was a relative playing a trick, but found that relative already back at camp, and they ruled out deer, sheep, elk or bear. Rain that night prevented any follow-up search for tracks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 6 feet tall
Hair colour src: light-grey of a mule deer
Arms src: clearly visible
Legs src: clearly visible
Gait src: moved very fast
Posture src: stretched out like someone doing a jumping-jack while jumping in a lunge

Facts & provenance

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Date	Spring 1994 Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	evening, about 4-6 pm Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Gardner, Huerfano County, Colorado Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.60, -105.48 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 4614 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	hiking back to camp from a mountain lake Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #4614 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #4614 Primary

Published 2002-07-05 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash b962b2316dc6

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“summer 2000 sighting near Como Lake (see Alamosa county)”
Not in the Anomadex yet
“historical references to a sasquatch-type creature”
Not in the Anomadex yet