Class A First-hand BFRO #8381

Young man has midnight close encounter

July 1999 between 11pm and 1am Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma 1 witness

Account

The witness had been retrieving items from a storage shed with friends and stayed behind to latch the door, then hurried to catch up. Hearing rustling leaves, he stopped and saw a large dark hairy figure about 15 feet away on the other side of a chain-link fence. He watched for about 30-45 seconds, hearing heavy breathing and an intermittent deep growl, then slowly walked away out of fear.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
easily a foot taller than 6-foot witness
Build src
huge shoulder muscles, tremendous V-shaped abdomen, powerful appearance
Hair colour src
dark
Face src
facial details not made out
Legs src
curvy big legs
Posture src
standing
Other features src
no visible neck line, head-to-neck-shoulders silhouette

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1999
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 11pm and 1am
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
35.42, -97.22 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8381 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
fetching items from storage shed and walking back to house
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this creature
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8381 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness, who was eager to share and stated certainty about seeing the creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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