Class A First-hand BFRO #12709

Daylight sighting by hiker outside Middleport

9 September 2002 approximately 6 PM Middleport, Niagara County, New York 1 witness

Account

The witness stopped at a stone quarry in the late afternoon to look for deer and saw a dark, uniformly colored biped moving very quickly through tall grass on uneven terrain. The figure held its arms at its sides and appeared to float rather than run, crossed a path beside a corn field, then entered standing corn and disappeared. The observation lasted about 15 seconds at an estimated distance of 225 yards.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: human height
Build src: above-average shoulder width and stocky torso
Hair colour src: very dark brown but not black
Hair length src: long and flowing
Face src: no facial features seen
Arms src: held at sides with no discernable movement
Legs src: not visible due to tall grass
Gait src: moved very rapidly, floating without apparent running motion
Posture src: bipedal
Clothing src: no obvious clothes coloration
Other features src: lighter-colored gluteal area; head not cone shaped

Facts & provenance

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Date	9 September 2002 Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	approximately 6 PM Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Middleport, Niagara County, New York Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	43.20, -78.54 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 12709 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	stopping to look for deer Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a Sasquatch Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #12709 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Paul J. Mateja (BFRO)

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BFRO report #12709 Primary

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