Class A First-hand BFRO #1601

Hikers find footprints and see 10 foot tall creature outside home

January 1989 about 6:30 am Washington County, New York 1 witness

Account

The witness and a companion found very large footprints and broken branches while hiking and felt watched and followed back to the companion's house. The next morning the witness, sleeping on a couch by large front windows, saw a very tall brown human-like hairy creature in the clearing outside. After watching for several minutes, the creature approached, climbed a bank, and struck the house wall hard enough to wake the companion.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
at least 10 feet tall
Hair colour src
Brown
Face src
very human except for forehead
Gait src
walked
Other features src
very human except for size, forehead and hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1989
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 6:30 am
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Washington County, New York
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
43.5556, -73.4037 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1601 · gnis:971145 · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Whitehall'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Whitehall', Washington)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sleeping on a couch at a friend's house
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large creature
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1601 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

footprints in the woods described as very long

Measurements: 20 inches long

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

tree branches broken down high above the ground

Measurements: originally about 15 feet high

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-02-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 07f43d509886
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “an incident involving a NY state trooper and a Whitehall police officer”
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