Class A First-hand BFRO #11687

While checking deer feeders, hunter has encounter on Neches River

October 1999 late afternoon Colmesniel, Tyler County, Texas 1 witness

Account

A witness went to fill deer feeders in a river bottom in late afternoon and found a feeder tangled in a tree. While investigating, the witness followed glimpses of a shaggy animal through thick cover to a river crossing where it stepped into the open and was seen upright for about 10 seconds before leaving. After it left, the witness heard a loud snap behind and left the area.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 feet tall
Build src
huge, wide shoulders, lanky, estimated 300 lbs
Hair colour src
dark gray-ish black
Hair length src
long shaggy, longer on arms, thinner on rear
Face src
face not seen
Arms src
hung to the knee, longer hair on arms
Hands src
covered by hair, fingers not discernable
Feet src
not seen
Gait src
walking upright
Posture src
upright in clearing; on all fours while followed earlier
Other features src
head blended into shoulders; butt black, muscles visible

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1999
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
late afternoon
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Colmesniel, Tyler County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
31.02, -94.48 (± 14 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11687 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
filling deer feeders
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot, sasquatch, wooleybooger
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #11687 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Other

eyewitness sketch of creature

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness, recorded added details and obtained an eyewitness sketch.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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