Class A First-hand BFRO #21850

Camper startles a "Chewbacca" like creature in Palo Duro Canyon State Park

21 October 2006 about 1:00 am Canyon, Randall County, Texas 1 witness

Account

The witness was camping overnight and walked toward a public restroom around 1 a.m. when rustling drew attention. Shining a flashlight, the witness saw a large hair-covered biped that vocalized and then moved into trees and disappeared. The frightened witness returned to the tent without using the restroom and remained sleepless.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7-8 feet tall
Build src
slender
Hair colour src
darkish gray-brown
Face src
face covered with hair
Eyes src
deep set eyes, dark and deep-set
Arms src
long, extended almost to its knees
Gait src
moved very quickly
Other features src
head much larger than a human being, broad shoulders approximately 30 to 36 inches, lean 300 lbs, hair like animal hair and not fur

Facts & provenance

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Date
21 October 2006
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 1:00 am
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Canyon, Randall County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
34.93, -101.67 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 21850 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping and walking to public restroom
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very large chewbacca-like thing
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #21850 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Sybilla Irwin (BFRO)

Source timeline

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