Class A First-hand BFRO #7368

Morning sighting by deer hunter near Naples

10 November 1979 around 8:30 or 9 in the morning Naples, Ontario County, New York 1 witness

Account

As a teenager pushing deer for his father on a hunting trip, the witness rested against a fallen tree in a gully. After hearing a branch snap, he saw a tall, dark, hair-covered figure standing on the opposite ridge about 30 feet away, which watched him for several minutes before taking a step toward him. The witness fled on foot to the road and waited for his father, who did not believe the account.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least between 7 to 9 foot tall
Build src: very wide shoulders and no neck, 400 or 500 lbs at least
Hair colour src: dark brown but lighter colored around its shoulders and thighs
Hair length src: long tangled hair hanging down
Face src: could not make out a face due to long tangled hair hanging down
Arms src: too long for its body
Posture src: standing turned my way
Apparent sex src: male
Other features src: heavy fur like hair all over it

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 November 1979 Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 8:30 or 9 in the morning Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Naples, Ontario County, New York Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	42.62, -77.40 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 7368 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	pushing deer for father while deer hunting Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large dark figure Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #7368 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #7368 Primary

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