Class A First-hand BFRO #4994

Two boys have afternoon sighting out behind family land in Sabine River Basin.

November 1975 late afternoon Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

Two boys playing by a creek on family land noticed a dark, hair-covered, human-like figure squatting by a tree in a nearby pasture. They watched for over a minute as it raised its arms and shifted posture. Frightened, they ran back to the house and told no one for a long time for fear of ridicule.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark
Hair length src
long
Arms src
raise up its arm
Posture src
squatting down
Age / size src
huge
Other features src
humane in appearence, monkey-like, dark fur-like hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1975
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
late afternoon
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Canton, Van Zandt County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
32.57, -95.81 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4994 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
playing at the creek
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a huge monkey squatting down
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4994 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed both witnesses about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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