Class A First-hand BFRO #59838

Motorist sighting at night approx 2 miles from NY/VT state line outside Whitehall

7 August 2018 10:10 pm Whitehall, Warren County, New York 1 witness

Account

Late at night while driving to help a friend, the witness saw what first looked like logs on the roadside. On closer approach it appeared as a dark hair-covered figure seen from behind, which stepped easily over a roadside railing and went down into the woods toward power lines. The next day footprints at the spot were cast during a site visit with a local researcher.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 6 foot tall
Build src
2.5-3 foot wide shoulders
Hair colour src
black
Face src
not seen
Other features src
no neck, hair from head to shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date
7 August 2018
Stated BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10:10 pm
Stated BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Whitehall, Warren County, New York
Stated BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.56, -73.34 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 59838 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving eastbound on US 4
Stated BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
black haired creature
Stated BFRO report #59838 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #59838 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Mike Young (BFRO)
Cast

plaster casts of two footprints from roadside

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

two footprints on side of road

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photos of area, plaster casts and forest

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Structure

small trees pushed aside forming tunnel into woods

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Cast

A local researcher visited the roadside site with the witness the next day and made plaster casts of two footprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

A local researcher visited the roadside site with the witness the next day and made plaster casts of two footprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

An investigator interviewed the witness and the researcher, photographed the area, casts and forest, and kept a recording of the witness interview.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Audio

An investigator interviewed the witness and the researcher, photographed the area, casts and forest, and kept a recording of the witness interview.

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

A local researcher visited the roadside site with the witness the next day and made plaster casts of two footprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and the researcher, photographed the area, casts and forest, and kept a recording of the witness interview.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2018-08-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1e1b87f4714c
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “https://thefortean.com/2018/08/15/a-bigfoot-in-new-york/”
    Not in the Anomadex yet