Class B First-hand BFRO #42643

Couple on their porch observe a tall biped chase a deer near Chilhowie

12 September 2011 not quite dusk Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia 2 witnesses

Account

A couple sitting on their front porch watched a large dark figure crouched at the treeline. When a deer darted out, the figure stood on two legs and chased the deer back into the woods with fast, graceful motion. The next evening they compared the husband at the same spot and estimated the figure at 7.5 to 8 feet tall.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
between 7 1/2 and 8 feet
Build src
very large
Hair colour src
dark brown / black
Arms src
longer than normal "human" arms
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
very fast with graceful, fluid motion
Posture src
stood up on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 September 2011
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
not quite dusk
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Chilhowie, Smyth County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.73, -81.62 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 42643 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sitting on the front porch
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
unknown animal
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #42643 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
D.K. (BFRO)
Follow-up

The next evening the husband returned to the same treeline spot for a height comparison and searched for tracks for about two hours while the couple also asked neighbors, finding nothing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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