Couple sees "something" looking through their window late at night
Account
The witness and his wife were lying awake in a lakeside cabin at night when his wife repeatedly said a raccoon was looking in a small rear window. After several minutes he rolled over quickly and saw a dark-faced, brown-furred creature with a large conical head peering in, which left within seconds. The next morning he found a single large heel/footprint about eight inches wide in mud by a small stream behind the cabin.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- brownish fur around face
- Face src
- very dark and pushed in
- Eyes src
- no eye reflection from light
- Feet src
- 8 inches wide, longer arch to heel
- Other features src
- large conical shaped head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1969
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night, 11:10 P.M.
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| Place |
Long Lake Village, Hamilton County, New York
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| Map point |
43.6579, -74.5025 (± 39 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hamilton County (GEOID 36041); the report gives only the county
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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 |
lying in cabin going to sleep
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| Witness's word for it |
something looking through the glass
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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single heel print about 8 inches wide found by edge of small stream behind cabin
Measurements: about 8 inches wide
one footprint in mud about 8 inches wide and longer arch to heel, partially obscured
Measurements: approx. 8" wide and longer than that from arch to heel
An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone about the encounter and noted familiarity with the area.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1524 Primary