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Class B First-hand BFRO #571

Footsteps heard on porch, large dark shadow passes window, near Gettysburg

1992–1993 around 10 PM Gettysburg, Adams County, Adams County, Pennsylvania 1 witness

Account

The witness was lying in bed trying to sleep in a cabin bedroom when heavy stomping sounds passed by the window. By moonlight through a curtained window, the witness saw a tall shadowy figure with a large head and broad shoulders moving slowly past. The next morning the witness found a single very large footprint in dirt and grass on the otherwise clean porch where the figure had passed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette

Sounds

Footsteps

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src
about 5 to 6 1/2 feet tall
Build src
very broad shoulders
Gait src
slowly slumping along, stomping
Posture src
slumping
Other features src
fairly large head

Facts & provenance

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Date
1992–1993
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
around 10 PM
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Gettysburg, Adams County, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
39.8306, -77.2341 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #571 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gettysburg borough (GEOID 4228960), matched from nearest town 'Gettysburg, Adams County'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
trying to fall asleep in bed
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this shadow
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #571 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Ron B. (BFRO)
Tracks

Very large footprint visible the next morning on the porch in dirt and grass where the shadow had passed.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #571 Primary
    Published 2000-11-02 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3ef99606b82b
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “The area around Gettysburg, has a history of reports.”
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