Class A First-hand BFRO #43612

Woman recalls encounter she had as a youth on rural property north of Bethany

August 1979 nearing sunset Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

An 11-year-old fishing alone at a pond near her father's home climbed a fence post at sunset when she heard a loud roar and saw a tall upright animal at the wood line waving its elongated arms above its head. After watching for about 20-30 seconds she ran to the house, locked the doors, and slept on the floor that night in fear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

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Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 feet tall
Build src: muscular but thin
Hair colour src: brownish to blackish-brown with scattered gray
Hair length src: varying lengths, very thin and sparse
Face src: man-like, long with pronounced forehead
Arms src: elongated, raised above head waving side to side
Posture src: standing upright on two legs
Other features src: flesh-tone grayish skin visible through hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 1979 Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	nearing sunset Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Bethany, Harrison County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.40, -94.02 (± 5 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 43612 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing alone at a pond Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an animal, standing on two legs upright Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #43612 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Bill S. (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #43612 Primary

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