Class A First-hand BFRO #26605

Man recalls early morning sighting while squirrel hunting near Salyersville

Fall 1972 early morning just after daylight Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky 1 witness

Account

The witness was sitting quietly while squirrel hunting in Magoffin County in late September 1972 when he saw a large reddish-brown creature about 70 yards away. The creature walked away on two legs from right to left, pausing briefly to look around before continuing out of sight, apparently unaware of the witness. Afterward the witness found several large human-shaped footprints where the creature had walked.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 7 feet tall
Build src: very muscular, weighing approximately 400-500 pounds
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Legs src: strong legs
Gait src: walked casually away on two legs
Posture src: on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date	Fall 1972 Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	early morning just after daylight Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Salyersville, Magoffin County, Kentucky Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	37.81, -83.08 (± 12 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 26605 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	squirrel hunting while sitting quietly Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	a thing he said looked like a ape Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #26605 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Don Adkins (BFRO)

Tracks

4 or 5 human-shaped but much larger footprints about an inch deep with slight toe markings

Measurements: about an inch deep

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness to document the account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26605 Primary

Published 2009-09-17 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 6651abf6f166

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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