Class A First-hand BFRO #16557

Early evening sighting by motorist on Hwy 244 near Horsethief Lake

4 November 2006 about 5:20 pm Keystone SD, Pennington County, South Dakota 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving westbound home on Highway 244 when he saw a large, reddish-brown hairy figure standing a few feet off the side of the road. He viewed it in left-side profile for only two to three seconds as he passed, noting its tall lean build, long arms, slouched posture, and thigh hair. When he checked the rear mirror it was gone, and a return visit the next day found only a well-used trail.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about eight feet
Build src: lean, not fat
Hair colour src: reddish-brown
Hair length src: several inches long on the thigh
Arms src: long big arms reaching to knee
Posture src: slouched over and slightly forward
Age / size src: large
Other features src: hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	4 November 2006 Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 5:20 pm Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Keystone SD, Pennington County, South Dakota Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	43.90, -103.50 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 16557 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large bigfoot Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #16557 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness returned to the site the next day and found only a well-used trail without following it.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator conducted a telephone interview with the witness to add details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #16557 Primary

Published 2006-11-09 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 33b83320f91e

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