Class A First-hand BFRO #2704

Man has clear sighting of a bipedal primate on clear winter night

January 1981 near midnight Whitehall, Washington County, New York 2 witnesses

Account

Late at night two people parked near a bridge watched a tall figure cross a marsh, step over a fence without stopping, then turn and run toward them at high speed. They drove away over the bridge while the figure pursued briefly before breaking off at the hardtop road and returning to the forest. The writer states the figure matched no known animal or human they had encountered.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
10-12 ft. in height
Eyes src
blood red
Arms src
swinging
Gait src
cross-country skiing-like motion

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1981
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
near midnight
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Whitehall, Washington County, New York
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.5460, -73.4338 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2704 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Whitehall village (GEOID 3681622), matched from nearest town 'Whitehall'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving back roads and parked talking
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what looked to be a man
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2704 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
John Perry (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-06-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash be82adf0224a
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “rash of reports from this place”
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  • “at least one book”
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