While observing a footprint, youth looks off the path to see shiny haired creature looking at him
Account
In August 1978 a 10-year-old camping with family walked alone at dusk to fetch ice. On a muddy road the witness smelled a strong odor and found a single large bare five-toed footprint, then noticed a dark hairy biped 50 to 80 yards away across a stream that walked gracefully into the treeline in a few seconds. The witness ran back to camp, and relatives later saw the same footprint.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- between eight and ten feet tall
- Build src
- thinner and not as broad
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Arms src
- long, hung to knees and swung while walking
- Legs src
- two legs, arms and legs swaying
- Feet src
- bare with 5 toes, extremely large
- Gait src
- bipedal, swift and graceful with long stride and swinging arms
- Posture src
- upright, walking like a man
- Other features src
- cone-shaped head, very short neck, hair shiny like greasy hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 August 1978
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| Time of day |
around dusk
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| Place |
2 Miles From Slade. 52 Miles Southeast Of Lexington, Powell County, Kentucky
Stated
BFRO report #912
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.78, -83.68 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 912 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking alone to fetch ice for campsite
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Single large bare footprint with five toes in soft muddy road
Measurements: about twice a size 10 1/2 adult foot
More huge footprints scattered around camping area found next morning
An investigator later interviewed the witness to record additional details about the figure's appearance and behavior.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #912 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference