Class A First-hand BFRO #39855

Morning hunter is startled by a silent bipedal figure near Castalia

28 December 2012 8:30 in the morning Castalia, Nash County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

While walking to his deer-hunting position in the morning, the witness saw a tall hairy biped moving parallel to him about 20 yards away. The figure walked steadily without looking at him, took leisurely long steps, and disappeared into dense tree cover after about five seconds, with only branch sounds heard afterward. The witness froze during the sighting, then felt watched and left the area quickly.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: 7 1/2 foot tall
Build src: approximately 3.5' wide at shoulders, 350 or more pounds, heavily muscled stocky build
Hair colour src: dark brown with red tint / crimson highlights
Hair length src: 4”-6” long
Face src: flat profile with no protruding nose or chin
Arms src: swung gracefully well past the waist
Hands src: lighter colored, hair over wrists but not fully covering
Legs src: heavily muscled
Gait src: fluid walk with leisurely 4' steps, never stopping
Posture src: bipedal with slight hunch in upper back
Other features src: smaller square-shaped head blended into thick neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	28 December 2012 Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	8:30 in the morning Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Castalia, Nash County, North Carolina Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	36.0823, -78.0576 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #39855 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Castalia town (GEOID 3710860), matched from nearest town 'Castalia'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	deer hunting, walking to hunting location Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	7 1/2 foot tall hairy dark brown animal Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #39855 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Zorc (BFRO)

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BFRO report #39855 Primary

Published 2013-02-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4ffd2c7038fe

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