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Class A First-hand BFRO #78863

Three witnesses assisting SAR spot a bigfoot 8.5 miles north of Sedona

15 June 2025 night time Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona 3 witnesses

Account

Three people using a powerful spotlight to search for a missing camper at night lit up a tall, broad, hairy figure about 75 yards away. They watched it stare at them for a minute or two, noting its flat hairless face and golden eye reflection, then left quickly out of fear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Eyeshine

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 foot tall
Build src
at least 400lbs and really wide body and shoulders
Hair colour src
white and brown
Face src
flat hairless leathery face
Eyes src
reflected golden color
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 June 2025
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night time
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Sedona, Yavapai County, Arizona
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
searching for a missing camper at night
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #78863 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with two of the three witnesses about their search and sighting.

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

The investigator asked a witness to text the rescued camper's mother to request an interview, but the mother replied that her daughter was still traumatized and did not want to talk.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #78863 Primary
    Published 2025-07-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 4 images at source Hash 692215333d4b
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “news story about the search and rescue of the missing camper, with video of the helicopter rescue”
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