Campers see large figure cross river in moonlight
Account
After dark while camping on a river sandbar, the witness and a companion watched a large bipedal creature enter the river upstream in bright moonlight. The creature waded through fast, knee-deep water, turned at the waist to look at the men after one spoke, then exited to the opposite bank and disappeared. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds, and the two observers did not search for sign the next morning.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- very massive upper body with huge barrel chest
- Hair length src
- hairy texture, not long flowing
- Face src
- huge oval face with pronounced brow ridge, blacked out
- Arms src
- massive arms that swayed, huge deltoids and biceps/triceps
- Hands src
- longer than normal, individual digits visible
- Legs src
- knees bent and lifted to walk
- Gait src
- bipedal walking with swaying arms and bending knees
- Posture src
- upright on two legs, turned at the waist
- Other features src
- pronounced crest on top of head, conical head with sloping forehead
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 August 1977
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| Time of day |
sometime after dark on a full-moon night
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| Place |
Cook Station Or Wesco, Crawford County, Missouri
Stated
BFRO report #496
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.86, -91.43 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 496 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping on a sandbar while camping after canoeing and fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
a very large, very massive creature walking on two legs
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witness multiple times about the sighting details and background.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #496 Primary
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