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Class A First-hand BFRO #30028

WV timber man recounts past sightings of Bigfoot

10 October 2010 dusk Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

In October 2009 the witness was cutting timber on a neighbor's farm when he noticed a black hairy upright figure about 200 yards away by a cedar grove. He watched for about three minutes as it steadied itself with its left hand and stepped into a ditch before disappearing from view. He later drove to the spot and found caves and thickets.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
6 to 7 feet
Build src
one foot wider than himself
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
left paw up on the tree
Hands src
left hand to steady itself
Posture src
stands upright like a man
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 October 2010
Stated BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
dusk
Stated BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 70% confidence
Place
Alderson, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
37.7297, -80.6420 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #30028 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Alderson town (GEOID 5400772), matched from nearest town 'Alderson'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
cutting a cherry tree
Stated BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
something black
Stated BFRO report #30028 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #30028 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Russ Jones (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness's spouse and then with the witness for about an hour.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #30028 Primary
    Published 2011-07-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a19ff631acb3
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “last year 2 sightings ... which borders our farm”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “Smoot in 2010”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “Lewisburg 2011”
    Not in the Anomadex yet