Class A First-hand BFRO #11966

Ginseng hunters have daytime sighting near Blaine.

2003–2004 around 9:00am Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky 2 witnesses

Account

A couple went ginseng hunting in woods behind their home on a summer morning. The husband heard brush movement across a ditch and then saw a hair-covered figure from the chest up watching them from 20 to 30 feet away. After watching for several minutes, the couple slowly left uphill while the figure continued to observe, and the wife also saw it as they left.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Other senses

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
between six and seven feet tall
Build src
broad and muscular, three to four feet across the shoulders
Hair colour src
reddish brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
hair-covered like a bearded man, thinner around eyes and forehead, wide mouth with thick dark lips, broad flat nose, flat like a person or monkey
Eyes src
large and dark
Other features src
head pointed toward the back, no ears visible

Facts & provenance

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Date
2003–2004
Stated BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
around 9:00am
Stated BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Blaine, Lawrence County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
38.03, -82.83 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11966 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
ginseng hunting
Stated BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this thing with redish brown hair
Stated BFRO report #11966 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #11966 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Tony Gerard (BFRO)
Other

drawing of creature made by witness after returning home

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with both witnesses by phone.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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