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Class B First-hand BFRO #2678

Two men see huge hairy animal near Poland

15 August 1999 around 3 am Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine 2 witnesses

Account

In August 1999 around 3 a.m., the witness and a relative were driving and turning off a highway. The relative pointed out a large hairy figure in bushes about 100 feet away in the woods. Both glimpsed it briefly in the headlights, describing it only as big and hairy.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Build src
big, real big
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 August 1999
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 3 am
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.0606, -70.3937 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2678 · gnis:573563 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Poland', Androscoggin, matched from nearest town 'Poland'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
returning from a trip by vehicle at night
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
that big hairy thing in the bushes
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2678 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
John Perry (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #2678 Primary
    Published 2001-06-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f37cba976f65
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “people up hear see this stuff often”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “several other reports from this area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “history of sitings dating back into at least the 1970's”
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