School teacher remembers his close encounter with a sasquatch while hunting near Cape Fair
Account
While hunting and hiking back toward their car, the witness and a companion encountered a large dark animal at very close range. The animal ran past them from left to right and downhill into the forest in a matter of seconds. After reaching a road and fence, the pair heard a loud chilling scream. They then ran to their car and left the area.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 feet tall
- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- flat and hairless, almost black
- Arms src
- long, long arms
- Gait src
- running
- Posture src
- bent forward slightly
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
About 2:00 P.M.
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| Place |
Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri
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| Map point |
36.67, -93.66 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 15075 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting and hiking back to car
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| Witness's word for it |
a Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Larry Newman (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to review details and location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #15075 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference