Class A First-hand BFRO #3895

Incidents around home on Mescalero IR

August 1997 dark Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico 2 witnesses

Account

In March 1997, two sisters driving to their mother's house encountered a large hairy figure sitting beside a dirt road. When headlights illuminated it, the figure stood to seven feet or taller and then moved toward the river. The witnesses were frightened and said it was neither a bear nor a human.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
7' or more
Eyes src
red in headlights
Arms src
long arms
Other features src
hairy all over, pointed head, no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1997
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
dark
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.1346, -105.7999 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #3895 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mescalero CDP (GEOID 3547920), matched from nearest town 'Mescalero'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
driving to mother's house to pick up children
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3895 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Steven Coy (BFRO)
Tracks

A relative with hunting experience examined the crossing site and reported droppings, tracks, matted grasses and feathers without bones.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Scat

A relative with hunting experience examined the crossing site and reported droppings, tracks, matted grasses and feathers without bones.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

A relative with hunting experience examined the crossing site and reported droppings, tracks, matted grasses and feathers without bones.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

A relative with hunting experience examined the crossing site and reported droppings, tracks, matted grasses and feathers without bones.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

The writer met with and telephoned local residents and notes reported encounters spanning years to decades.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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The report refers to

  • “article about very large tracks around alkali lakes”
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