Class A First-hand BFRO #75388

Deer Hunter describes Pre-Dawn Encounter with a Sasquatch on Glade Mountain 9 miles East of Marion

November 2022 20 minutes before sunrise Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking to a deer hunting blind before sunrise when he noticed a dark shape lying across the trail in moonlight. When he shone his flashlight on it, the shape rose to vertical, turned away, and walked bipedally into dense vegetation almost silently. He later heard a throat-clearing sound from the thicket and found only disturbed leaves where it had gone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
much more broad than the witness
Hair colour src
one solid color
Legs src
on two legs
Gait src
almost silent when it left
Posture src
went from horizontal to vertical
Other features src
had a rear

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 2022
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
20 minutes before sunrise
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Atkins, Smyth County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
walking to a hunting blind
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark mass
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #75388 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dan Kegley (BFRO)
Other

disturbed leaves on the ground where the creature walked

Measurements: messed up every four or five feet

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

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone a few days after the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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