Class B First-hand BFRO #2557

Possible sighting by camper in wee hours at Sabbath Day Point, Lake George

5 May 2001 3:48am Lake George, Sabbathday Point, Warren County, New York 1 witness

Account

The witness was camping in a tent near Sabathday Point and stepped outside in the early morning to make a phone call. After the call he heard a noise and saw a large hairy human-shaped figure about 60 feet away walking up a slight incline. He watched for about five seconds, noted it lacked a bear-like snout, then ran back to the tent to tell his companions.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Described appearance

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Build src: huge
Face src: no snout like a bear, more like a human face, features not visible, more of an outline
Gait src: walking, not staggering
Other features src: hairy, human-shaped

Facts & provenance

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Date	5 May 2001 Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	3:48am Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Lake George, Sabbathday Point, Warren County, New York Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	43.4259, -73.7152 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #2557 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lake George village (GEOID 3640508), matched from nearest town 'Lake George, Sabbathday Point'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping in a tent, stepped outside to make a phone call Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	huge hairy man Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #2557 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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BFRO report #2557 Primary

Published 2001-05-22 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash b586046ae27a

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The report refers to

“a few sightings in this area”
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