Class A First-hand BFRO #3519

Man working in wooded area sees bipedal animal standing on railroad tracks

April 1984 afternoon between 1pm and 4pm Biern, AR., Southwest Of Gurdon, Clark County, Arkansas 1 witness

Account

The witness was waiting on railroad tracks near Biern, Arkansas for coworkers after finishing forestry line work on a clear warm afternoon. At a track crossing in the distance the witness saw a tall dark figure that turned its whole upper body and stepped toward the witness. After a nearby truck started, the figure left the tracks for the woods in two long steps, and the witness heard unfamiliar growling and vocal sounds. The witness later waited locked inside the work vehicle until coworkers returned.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Vocalization Growl

Described appearance

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Height src: about a foot taller than 8-ft track signs
Hair colour src: dark brown with lighter spots and highlights at tips
Arms src: long, extending almost to knees, with exaggerated swing
Gait src: walking upright bipedally, slightly stooped at waist
Posture src: slightly stooped at waist, turns whole upper torso
Other features src: slight conical head shape; stiff neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1984 Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	afternoon between 1pm and 4pm Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Biern, AR., Southwest Of Gurdon, Clark County, Arkansas Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	33.89, -93.20 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 3519 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	doing forestry boundary line work and waiting by railroad tracks for coworkers Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	This thing, what ever it might have been Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3519 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3519 Primary

Published 2001-12-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash df579450ab37

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“many sightings of some creature in that part of the woods”
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