Graham County, Arizona

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Graham County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

1950's

Incident occurred on an old ranch approximately 50 years ago--i.e. around 1950--and was related to us by a native of Safford, AZ who said she and other people have heard the story all their lives, but as usual people joke about it--but the rancher who claimed to have had the sighting was very serious about it, and he said it was no joke and he would get angry when people would joke about it. The rancher was riding the range of his ranch on horseback checking on his cattle herd, and he saw a large, dark brown furry, upright creature walking on two legs that "was not a bear". He said he has seen bears his entire life up there on the range and insisted "this was not a bear." He said that when the creature was aware that the rancher had spotted him/her it turned and ran uphill up a steep tree-lined canyon.

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Graham County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

Campers on Mount Graham are frightened by late-night visitor

I was camping at Mt. Graham about 1:00 am when I awoke and heard some rhythmic tapping of some type. About 30 yards away in a very wooded area. Seconds later I heard steps walking around my tent. No b...

June 2013

Graham County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

Campers on Mount Graham experience possible intimidation behavior

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May 2013

Graham County Arizona (Class B) BFRO

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September 2008

Graham County Arizona (Class A) BFRO

A close range road crossing on a foggy morning near Safford

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January 2007

Clark County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Newspaper deliveryman sees large gray colored creature that was walking on two legs and carrying dead animal. (Newspaper account, follow-up by the BFRO and Sheriff's documents included.)

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Magoffin County Kentucky (Class A) BFRO

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Hocking County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

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Humboldt County California (Class A) BFRO

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January 1958

Washington County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

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March 1969

Bucks County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

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October 2007

Skagit County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Three hikers see something cross their path

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Kanawha County West Virginia (Class A) BFRO

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