Class A First-hand BFRO #9842

Man Sees Large Animal By Roadside

7 December 2003 approx 10 pm Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving eastbound at night and slowed to watch for deer. In the headlights the witness noticed eyeshine and then the upper part of a large dark creature standing motionless behind a steep bank. The creature had broad shoulders, long arms held out with bent elbows and hanging hair, a huge flat face, and a slight sulfurous odor was noted. The witness returned about ten days later and found scuff marks on the bank.

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What was reported

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Other senses

Described appearance

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Build src
large, broad shoulders
Hair colour src
dark
Hair length src
about 6 inches
Face src
flat-faced, huge
Eyes src
yellow reflection / eyeshine
Arms src
long, not thick, spread to sides with elbows bent about 20 degrees, hair hanging
Posture src
perfectly still
Age / size src
large
Other features src
head slightly higher at rear

Facts & provenance

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Date
7 December 2003
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
approx 10 pm
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Amherst, Amherst County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
37.59, -79.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9842 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving eastbound at night
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
an obviously large creature
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9842 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Other

scuff marks on the bank side seen about 10 days later

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator recontacted the witness, who provided additional details about distance, appearance, and behavior.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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