Class B First-hand BFRO #5047

Possible sighting by motorist at night, outside Westport

5 October 2002 approx. 12:45am Mineville, Essex County, New York 1 witness

Account

The witness was traveling on a road late at night with a companion slightly behind. Near a forested area, something very large and fast ran out in front of the witness on two legs, with one hand held forward and apparently carrying something in the other. Conditions were very dark with light fog and drizzle.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Build src: very large
Hands src: one hand out in front, other seemed to be carrying something
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: running

Facts & provenance

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Date	5 October 2002 Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	approx. 12:45am Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Mineville, Essex County, New York Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	44.0929, -73.5214 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #5047 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mineville CDP (GEOID 3647702), matched from nearest town 'Mineville'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	traveling toward house on road Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #5047 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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BFRO report #5047 Primary

Published 2002-10-05 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash cbbcadc13d25

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“many MANY sightings on this road and in the nearby area”
Not in the Anomadex yet