Class B First-hand BFRO #41492

Memory told of seeing three large bipeds jogging together in the woods near Rowley

July 1996 beginning of the afternoon Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts 2 witnesses

Account

As children searching for a trail to a nearby plaza, the witness and a friend heard a noise and saw three tan-colored, unclothed, upright figures jogging in single file on a ridge above them. The figures were larger than a very large man and moved away at moderate speed during an encounter lasting about 20 seconds. The boys then left the woods quickly and returned to the friend's house.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
taller than 6 feet
Build src
rugged, but not really "jacked"
Hair colour src
tan
Gait src
jogging in a line, evenly spaced one behind the other
Posture src
upright, bi-pedal
Clothing src
fully unclothed
Other features src
covered in fur

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1996
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
beginning of the afternoon
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rowley, Essex County, Massachusetts
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.7180, -70.8669 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #41492 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Rowley CDP (GEOID 2558370), matched from nearest town 'Rowley'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
3
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
searching for a trail through woods to a coffee shop plaza
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
tanned brown upright creatures
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #41492 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jeff Sheppard (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone for about 45 minutes to recount the childhood experience.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

The investigator placed a phone call to the witness's childhood friend that had not been returned.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “Class A sighting within a 1/2 mile of this sighting in 2015”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “stories from locals of other sightings in the general area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet