Class B
Third-hand
BFRO #1606
History of incidents in Mazatal Mountains, Arizona
1920
Payson, Gila County, Arizona
1 witness
Account
Just after WWI, a miner leading burros loaded with ore met two upright creatures blocking a canyon trail. After a brief standoff he led his animals around them and continued. On his return trip they were gone. He later described them as a large heavy male about eight feet tall and a shorter lighter female.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 feet tall
- Build src
- quite heavy
- Posture src
- standing
- Apparent sex src
- male and female
- Age / size src
- adult
- Other features src
- female had breasts
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1920
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|---|---|
| Place |
Payson, Gila County, Arizona
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| Map point |
34.2438, -111.3190 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Payson town (GEOID 0453700), matched from nearest town 'Payson'
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| Account type |
Third-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
2
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| Witness was |
hauling silver ore with burros to stage route
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| Witness's word for it |
2 Bigfoot creatures
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1606 Primary