Young horse rider has daytime sighting near Ash Grove
Account
The witness, then ten, was riding a horse to collect cows for evening milking when the horse refused to advance, stamping and snorting. A large dark humanoid stood up from behind a small cedar tree about 60 to 70 yards away, walked several upright strides, and hopped the back fence. The horse then bolted back to the barn, and a later search with relatives found nothing.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least six feet tall
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- solid black
- Hair length src
- shorter than one and one-half inches
- Gait src
- long stride with a peculiar walk
- Posture src
- walking upright
- Other features src
- very dark from head to toe
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1974
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
6:00 to 6:30 pm
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| Place |
Ash Grove, Greene County, Missouri
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| Map point |
37.33, -93.61 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 9502 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding horseback to bring in cows for evening milking
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| Witness's word for it |
large black humanoid creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about size, color, hair length, stride, and vocalizations.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #9502 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference