Class A First-hand BFRO #16470

Husband and wife recall daylight sighting while scouting for deer near Cave Spring off of Monte Cristo

19 October 1977 about two in the afternoon Ogden, Cache County, Utah 2 witnesses

Account

In 1977 the witness and his family were camped in the Utah mountains a couple days before hunting season. While scouting with his wife in the afternoon, a reddish-brown creature about 7 to 8 feet tall stepped out about 20 yards away, watched them for about 10 seconds, and was gone when they looked again. That night after snowfall the witness heard something moving around the tent, and the next morning huge tracks were found circling the tent.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
7-8 ft tall
Hair colour src
reddish brown

Facts & provenance

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Date
19 October 1977
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about two in the afternoon
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ogden, Cache County, Utah
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.43, -111.50 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16470 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
scouting for deer before hunting season
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
another animal
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #16470 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Todd Strong (BFRO)
Tracks

Huge tracks circling the tent in snow found the next morning

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and added clarifying details to the report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-11-01 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash e4d70aba80fb
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “several sitings of a bigfoot up there”
    Not in the Anomadex yet