Class A First-hand BFRO #26205

Young adult has daylight visual encounter of bipedal creature while driving near Rhinebeck

22 June 2009 6:30 in the evening Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on a curvy back road in the evening when he saw a large dark figure crouching near a bag in the road behind his car. After losing sight of it, he turned around and drove back, then saw a tall black hairy figure walking upright on the side of the road ahead. He watched it for several seconds as it leaped up an embankment and disappeared into tall grass.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 7.5 feet
Build src
very broad shoulders
Hair colour src
black
Hair length src
short
Arms src
swung in exaggerated fashion front to back
Hands src
palms faced upwards during back swing
Gait src
walking upright
Posture src
slouching
Other features src
head disproportionately smaller than large body

Facts & provenance

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Date
22 June 2009
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6:30 in the evening
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.95, -73.88 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26205 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to a rehearsal
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
big, black thing
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #26205 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Brian Spinner (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone twice several months after the encounter and checked the geography with a satellite view.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2009-06-29 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3852053458d8
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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