Memory told of a nighttime close encounter in the Henning Conservation Area near Branson
Account
Two companions walking a hillside trail at night heard a loud snap and saw two large bipedal figures silhouetted against city lights. After one companion shouted, a second shorter figure stood up beside the taller slumped figure, and both fled on two legs crashing through small trees. The witnesses estimated the taller figure at 7.5 to 8 feet tall, hid at the fire tower overnight, and noted broken limbs and a sweet unpleasant odor in the area the next morning.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 7.5 feet tall, 7-8ft tall
- Build src
- huge large, extremely large in the shoulders, 3-4ft across the chest
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Hair length src
- long, straight
- Arms src
- long, very long arms
- Legs src
- heavy legs
- Gait src
- ran on back legs but hunched over
- Posture src
- slightly slumped, hunched over
- Other features src
- dark shiny straight long hair, small flat head and short neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1993
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1:00 A.M.
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| Place |
Branson, Taney County, Missouri
Stated
BFRO report #41427
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
36.67, -93.29 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 41427 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
2
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| Witness was |
walking up trail to fire tower after work
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| Witness's word for it |
huge large slightly slumped big foot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Robert Driscoll (BFRO)
Broken tree limbs and underbrush noted next morning after coming down the hill.
Broken saplings attributed to the animals' escape.
Height estimated using a nearby tree as reference.
Measurements: at least 7.5 feet tall
An investigator spoke with the witness and summarized additional detail about the animals and location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #41427 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference