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Class A First-hand BFRO #77112

Daylight encounter on railroad bed near lower Paugussett State Park

3 June 1976 early afternoon Stevenson, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking along railroad tracks toward a friend's house when they tripped, looked up, and saw a tall dark figure ahead. The figure looked at the witness, then quickly ran off the tracks, up a small embankment, and into the woods within seconds. The witness described it as very tall, fully covered in dark hair, and making no noise.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
8-9 ft tall
Build src
basketball player build but with more substance
Hair colour src
dark brown or black fur with reddish tinge in sunlight
Hair length src
about 4-5 in. long covering its entire body
Face src
flat, no face details seen
Arms src
hung down between knees and hips
Legs src
long legs
Gait src
fast, ran in about 3 or 4 steps
Other features src
head small for body size, sat on aprox. 3 ft wide shoulders, no ears or skin color seen

Facts & provenance

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Date
3 June 1976
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early afternoon
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Stevenson, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.38, -73.20 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 77112 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking down railroad tracks to a friend's house
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this dark brown figure
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #77112 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke extensively with the witness about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #77112 Primary
    Published 2024-03-26 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 26 images at source Hash d3c793685936
    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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