Man recalls a close daylight encounter when a bigfoot ran out in front of their truck near Chapel Hill
Account
The witness was riding in a work truck with two relatives returning to a construction site when a tall, slender, dark-furred biped ran into the dirt road about 50 feet ahead and stopped. The creature appeared startled and was holding material that looked like clothing, then bounded across the road, jumped a 4.5-foot fence, and disappeared up a hill. The occupants screamed and the driver braked hard.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7' +
- Build src
- somewhat slender, densely muscled, thin without much bulk
- Hair colour src
- dark brown to black
- Hair length src
- 6" long or longer
- Face src
- nose flatter than human, mouth open in an "O" shape
- Eyes src
- extremely large, like flared eyes in shock
- Arms src
- gangly left arm hanging at hip level
- Hands src
- very large with large articulated fingers
- Gait src
- ran, bounded
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Age / size src
- adolescent
- Other features src
- covered head to toe in dark fur
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1980
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| Time of day |
11:00 am
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| Place |
Chapel Hill, Marshall County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #22572
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
35.68, -86.71 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 22572 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving back to construction site after store trip
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| Witness's word for it |
very tall (7' +), somewhat slender animal, covered with dark fur, head to toe
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #22572 Primary
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