Class A
First-hand
BFRO #5245
Sighting by mother and daughter near Kinderhook
May 1983
between 5:30 and 6:00 pm
Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was driving with a companion and turning beside a cow pasture in the late afternoon when they noticed a large hairy human-like figure rising from a crouch to a standing position. The witness stopped the car suddenly, the figure glanced toward them and then departed in the opposite direction through the pasture. The whole incident lasted less than five minutes.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 feet at least
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- light brown
- Face src
- hair covered face except for eyes and mouth
- Posture src
- getting up from crouching to standing
- Other features src
- man-like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 1983
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
between 5:30 and 6:00 pm
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| Place |
Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York
Stated
BFRO report #5245
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
42.3944, -73.7038 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Kinderhook village (GEOID 3639562), matched from nearest town 'Kinderhook'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving and making a right-hand turn
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| Witness's word for it |
hairy man-like creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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