Class A First-hand BFRO #8376

Hog hunter encounters unknown animal near Sabine River.

BFRO YEAR: 1992 or 93 mid-day Alba, Wood County, Texas 1 witness

Account

The witness was hunting hogs when he noticed a large hair-covered figure sitting by a tree. The figure stood up, and the witness observed it through a rifle scope for about half a minute before it walked away. The witness described the figure as very large with long chestnut-brown hair, a hairless face, and large soft brown eyes.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: six and a half or seven feet tall
Build src: very big
Hair colour src: dark brown, close to a chestnut horse
Hair length src: long and matted
Face src: no hair on it, looked almost soft
Eyes src: big and brown, very soft and thoughtful
Gait src: walked off easily in an easy stride
Posture src: rise up from a squatting position
Other features src: facial skin appeared to be black

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	mid-day Stated BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Alba, Wood County, Texas Stated BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	32.69, -95.61 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8376 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hunting hogs Stated BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	animal that he had never seen before Stated BFRO report #8376 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8376 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness at length and planned to meet at the sighting location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8376 Primary

Published 2004-03-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 60ef9f8808ef

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BFRO map layer Reference

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