Class A
First-hand
BFRO #2461
Evening encounter by backpacker in Hoosier National Forest
March 1998
around 7 p.m., darkness descending
Brown County, Indiana
1 witness
Account
The witness was backpacking alone and set up camp above a ravine in the evening. After hearing rustling below, the witness used a flashlight and saw a tall dark-haired bipedal figure hiding behind trees about 40 feet away. The figure moved to another tree while being watched for 2-3 minutes, then ran down the creek out of sight. The witness remained by the fire until daylight and found no prints in the morning.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about seven feet tall
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Eyes src
- dark eyes in front of skull
- Gait src
- ran
- Posture src
- leaning forward
- Other features src
- Conical shaped head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
March 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 7 p.m., darkness descending
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| Place |
Brown County, Indiana
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| Map point |
38.8612, -86.4872 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Bedford'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Bedford', Lawrence)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
backpacking and camping alone
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| Witness's word for it |
very tall upright human looking being
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2461 Primary