Class B First-hand BFRO #23585

Mescalero Reservation resident sees silhouetted figure swaying at window, large footprints outside house

March 2008 about 2:30 AM Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico 1 witness

Account

The witness was awake in a ground-floor bedroom late at night when she heard heavy breathing and something striking the outside wall. A large dark silhouette appeared at the closed bedroom window, swaying as if trying to see inside, and remained for several minutes despite the TV volume being raised. The next morning she and her daughter found large five-toed footprints in snow by the walkway.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Height src
over 8 ft off the ground to top of head
Build src
huge body
Feet src
five toes, 14-16 in long, 7-8 in wide, big toe 2 in diameter
Gait src
7-foot stride length
Other features src
very large head on top of huge body, covering 36-in-wide window

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 2008
Stated BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 2:30 AM
Stated BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico
Stated BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.27, -105.73 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23585 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
lying in bedroom awake watching TV
Derived BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
A DARK FIGURE
Stated BFRO report #23585 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #23585 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Todd Perteet (BFRO)
Tracks

Two five-toed footprints in snow along front walkway found next morning, melted before they could be photographed.

Measurements: 14-16 in long, 7-8 in wide, big toe 2 in diameter, 7-ft stride (forearm estimate)

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the witness at her home to collect additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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