Class A First-hand BFRO #6643

Mother and son see sasquatch closeup from road

Summer 1978 night, probably around 9pm EST Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island 2 witnesses

Account

The witness, then a child, was riding at night in the rain with his mother looking for deer when a fallen tree blocked the narrow road. When the headlights swung toward the stump, they saw a tall pale ape-like figure standing beside it staring at them for several seconds. The mother reversed the car and drove away quickly.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: maybe 6 to 7 feet tall
Build src: broad chest
Hair colour src: white(yellow white)
Hair length src: long
Face src: flat
Arms src: long massive arms
Posture src: standing still, staring
Other features src: head appeared to be without any neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	Summer 1978 Stated BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	night, probably around 9pm EST Stated BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Charlestown, Washington County, Rhode Island Stated BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.43, -71.65 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 6643 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving around looking at deer Stated BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large white(yellow white) ape Stated BFRO report #6643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #6643 · BFRO classification label

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