Class A First-hand BFRO #5586

Large creature crosses road in 1 1/2 strides

25 January 2001 night around 11:30 Pagosa Springs CO / Dulce NM, Archuleta County, Colorado 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were driving at night toward Pagosa Springs after watching a boxing match. About 20 yards ahead a creature crossed the county road quickly in front of them. They stopped where it crossed and saw footprints in snow on the road before driving away fast.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Road crossing

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: at least eight feet tall, perhaps nine
Gait src: smoothly crossed in approximately one and one half strides, moving quickly

Facts & provenance

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Date	25 January 2001 Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	night around 11:30 Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Pagosa Springs CO / Dulce NM, Archuleta County, Colorado Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	37.02, -106.86 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 5586 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	driving home after watching a boxing match Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this thing or big foot Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #5586 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dr. Steven Coy (BFRO)

Tracks

footprints seen on snow-packed road where the creature crossed

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness in person and by phone and later interviewed a teacher who knows the witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #5586 Primary

Published 2003-01-07 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 31c72d2dcebe

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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