Class B First-hand BFRO #717

Unusual shadow seen through window near Branson. Large footprints found the next morning

Summer 1981 About 10pm Branson, Stone County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

When the witness was 11, a very tall hair-covered creature stood outside the house window for a few minutes late at night before walking around the side of the house. The next day the witness and a sibling found large footprints around the house and estimated the creature's height from the window measurement. Rain later washed the prints away after they were followed into the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 8.5 feet tall
Other features src
covered with hair, head kind of pointed on top, almost seemed like it had no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1981
Stated BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
About 10pm
Stated BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Branson, Stone County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
36.64, -93.31 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 717 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
at home at night
Derived BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness's word for it
This creature
Stated BFRO report #717 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #717 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

footprints found around the house and followed into the woods before rain washed them away

Measurements: about 20 inches

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

window measurement used to estimate the creature's height

Measurements: at least 8.5 feet tall

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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