Class A First-hand BFRO #62625

Daylight sighting by two hikers at trailhead for Hideout Hollow in Buffalo National River

22 July 2018 around noon Compton, Newton County, Arkansas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion arrived at a forest trailhead around noon to hike to a waterfall. After hearing an odd sniffing sound at the car, they started down the trail and saw a large brown hair-covered biped running through the woods with its arms up and dark hairless hands. As they retreated quickly to the car, something moved fast over their heads through the branches, frightening them enough to leave the area.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
a lot bigger than us
Build src
huge
Hair colour src
medium chocolate brown
Arms src
arms in front, protecting face from branches
Hands src
black, with no hair on either side
Gait src
running
Posture src
on its hind legs
Other features src
totally covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
22 July 2018
Stated BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around noon
Stated BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Compton, Newton County, Arkansas
Stated BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
36.04, -93.15 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking to a waterfall
Derived BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a huge figure
Stated BFRO report #62625 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #62625 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)

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