Steuben County, New York

Near Addison, NY

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Steuben County New York (Class B) BFRO

August

This is an update on an original sighting reported in 1995. I am a researcher and have been following up on this. Below is the response I recieved from the NYS DEC investigator assigned to the original incident. Also enclosed is the original Corning Leader newspaper report on the incident. I am continuing my efforts to track down the hair samples and obtain photos of the original footprint casts taken by the NYS DEC. Marty Wilson *********************** Subj: Re: Bigfoot in Rathbone? Date: 7/10/02 11:02:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: [email protected] (James Fodge) To: [email protected] Your recent request for information about the Addison Big Foot was forwarded to me. I was the one who investigated this. In my 30 years working for the Bureau of Wildlife I have been called on to investigate some very strange things, all of which were explainable in one way or another. This was the exception. I have to agree with the newspaper statement that if this was a hoax,...

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Steuben County New York (Class B) BFRO

Campers describe incidents over 3-4 hours with unseen animal near their camp outside Prattsburgh

This account happened on the night of the lunar eclipse back in 2003. I was camping with my friend Pete in NY up behind his cabin (about 1/4 mile up the hill). It was about 11pm and we were both in ou...

November 2003

Steuben County New York (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting by hunters near Bath

While hunting with a friend on his farm during deer season this past Nov, we were walking the creek bottom to get up to a stand of pines at the edge of a small swamp on his property, after walking abo...

November 2002

Steuben County New York (Class A) BFRO

While taking a break during a deer drive, hunter sees 6 foot tall creature run away down hillside

Not quite sure what to write. I was hunting with some friends of mine outside of Addison, NY in Nov. of 1986. I was the top man on a drive. I crested a hill and decided to take a break. Things were...

November 1986

Steuben County New York (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting near a railroad bed and the Canisteo River

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April 1980

Lane County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Late night sighting by family along Hwy 126, near McKenzie Bridge

I was traveling home from Bend after picking up my children and we were about about 10 miles east of McKenzie Bridge when I saw a large creature standing beside the road on the left side. I only saw i...

March 1977

Ferry County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has afternoon sighting on Sherman Creek Pass

As I was driving over Sherman pass in September 2013, I noticed a big man-like creature walk across both lanes with just three steps. I stopped and looked for tracks but I found nothing....

September 2013

Pike County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Hunter has sighting from his deer stand near Detroit

I was deer hunting in Pike County, Illinois in 2007. I got in my tree stand at 6 in the morning. At 6.20 in the morning I heard loud footsteps walking through the pasture off to my right shoulder. I t...

November 2007

Franklin County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Saturday morning sighting by a motorist on William's Road

One morning in the middle of June 1997. It was early on Saturday morning my mom was on her way to work. She was driving down William's Road at around 7am. There wasn't much traffic on the road, but wh...

June 1997

Marinette County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of a sighting by a father and two sons grouse hunting at dawn near Pembine

On October 20th 1979 we saw a dark form cross the road as we headed out grouse hunting in Marionette county. It crossed where there were no roads or house. It was one solid color not carrying any gun ...

October 1979

Matagorda County Texas (Class A) BFRO

Teen has visual encounter through window.

I saw the figure thru my window, it just stood there just looking in at me. It didn't move or make any sound. I'm not sure how long it was there, it was already standing there when I happened to walk ...

January 1982

Siskiyou County California (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by a Family on the Banks of the Klamath River near Hornbrook

3 pm, weather was sunny & mild, my husband and two kids were fishing on the Klamath River in Siskiyou Co. It was very quiet: no birds were singing, even the range cattle were nowhere around. We had...

August 1998

Hernando County Florida (Class A) BFRO

Man has brief encounter near lake

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January 1980