Class A First-hand BFRO #2430

Incident near a horse corral in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, 10 miles north of Hazard.

July 1977 about 11:30 PM Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was staying with relatives in a secluded hollow and watching television late at night when a pony in a nearby corral became agitated. The witness and a cousin went outside and saw a very tall, broad creature moving away from the corral, stepping over a fence and fleeing across a road and creek up a hillside, seeing only its back. The next morning they found only a dirt slide where it had climbed, and learned a relative's chained dog nearby had disappeared that night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 9 ft tall
Build src
as wide as 2 men standing shoulder to shoulder

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1977
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 11:30 PM
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Chavies, Perry County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.38, -83.26 (± 1442 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2430 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
watching TV at relative's home
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something very unique
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2430 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Other

dirt slide where creature reportedly jumped creek and climbed hillside

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-07-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3ba27bfadfb5
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “some hair raising tales”
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