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Class A First-hand BFRO #24512

Unknown primate type creature on all-fours passes in front of hunters north of Mannsville

18 January 2003 about 3pm Ardmore, Johnston County, Oklahoma 2 witnesses

Account

In January 2003 while bobcat hunting and driving slowly through a wooded pasture, the witness and a companion watched a muscular grey-furred animal cross the road on all fours about 30 feet ahead for 6-7 seconds. The animal stayed low and bent over, moved awkwardly with weak-looking front limbs and kicking hind legs, then vanished. Both occupants compared it to a gorilla and later agreed it could not have been a bobcat.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src
around 3 and half ft above the ground
Build src
very muscular
Hair colour src
grey
Arms src
front appendages really didn't support this creature
Legs src
back legs kind of kicked out as it scurried
Gait src
walking on all fours
Posture src
stayed bent over as it walked
Age / size src
about 150 to 175 lbs in weight
Other features src
looked and walked like a gorilla

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 January 2003
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 3pm
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ardmore, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.1965, -97.1318 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #24512 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ardmore city (GEOID 4002600), matched from nearest town 'Ardmore'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
bobcat hunting while driving slowly through a wooded pasture
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something that looked and walked like a gorilla
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24512 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Troy Hudson (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #24512 Primary
    Published 2008-08-18 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 683ca95f6c58
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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