Class A First-hand BFRO #31940

Fishermen and Law Enforcement Officer Report Three Class A Sightings in Same Area Within a Year near the town of Somers

1 September 2010 about 5am at sunrise Somers NY, Westchester County, New York 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were night fishing from an anchored position on a reservoir. Around sunrise they watched a short ape-like figure emerge from the woods, drop to its knees to drink reservoir water, then stand and walk back into the woods. The figure did not look at them or make a sound.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: 5 foot maybe 5 1/2 ft
Gait src: bipedal
Posture src: got on its knees to drink
Clothing src: appeared naked
Other features src: like Planet of the Apes chimps

Facts & provenance

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Date	1 September 2010 Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 5am at sunrise Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Somers NY, Westchester County, New York Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.30, -73.74 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 31940 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	night fishing from anchored boat/mooring Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	man or Big Foot Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #31940 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: R. Monteith (BFRO)

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BFRO report #31940 Primary

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