Class A First-hand BFRO #56388

Night driver snaps photo of bipedal animal on remote gravel road near Annapolis

16 July 2014 10:49 pm Annapolis, Reynolds County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving slowly on a remote gravel road at night while checking a phone message. A hair-covered upright creature crossed the road ahead, paused near the roadside while watching the witness, then left into the woods. The witness stopped nearby and managed to take one photo before it disappeared.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 6 to 6 and a half ft tall
Hair colour src
dark
Face src
hair and skin observed
Eyes src
never took its eyes off witness
Arms src
long, definitely at knee level
Hands src
hair all the way to the hands
Legs src
covered with patchy dark hair
Feet src
mostly missing hair
Gait src
calmly walked, not in a hurry
Posture src
upright, bipedal
Clothing src
no discernible clothing, hair and skin observed
Other features src
mangy, patches of hair missing on buttocks, elbows and other areas

Facts & provenance

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Date
16 July 2014
Stated BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10:49 pm
Stated BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Annapolis, Reynolds County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.30, -90.83 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 56388 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home at night
Stated BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a creature
Stated BFRO report #56388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #56388 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Brian R. Woods (BFRO)
Photograph

Single phone photo taken before the creature left into the woods

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

An investigator exchanged emails and spoke by phone with the witness, reviewed the submitted photo, and prepared a slideshow with maps and daytime location views.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator exchanged emails and spoke by phone with the witness, reviewed the submitted photo, and prepared a slideshow with maps and daytime location views.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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