Teenagers observe animal hiding behind trees in yard near Cape Fair
Account
Late one night in July 1978 the witness was home with two relatives when dogs on the porch began barking and growling and would not leave the porch. The witness looked out into the flood-lit front yard and watched a large figure partly behind a tree move quickly uphill between trees in long strides. The figure went over a five-foot barbed-wire fence in a single stride and disappeared. A relative may have glimpsed something, and a morning check found nothing unusual.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least seven feet tall
- Build src
- very bulky
- Gait src
- dashed to the next tree about 50 feet away in about 3 or 4 strides
- Posture src
- standing partially behind a walnut tree
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
6 July 1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 11pm-12 midnight
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| Place |
Cape Fair, Stone County, Missouri
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| Map point |
36.73, -93.51 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 6656 (2 decimals, no 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 |
watching TV at home with relatives
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| Witness's word for it |
large figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded impressions of size and fear.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #6656 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “stories of bigfoot sightings over the years”Not in the Anomadex yet