Class A First-hand BFRO #44283

Family members describe screaming and house smacking near Prairie Home

1973–1975 around 9-10 pm at night Cotton, Cooper County, Missouri 5 witnesses

Account

Five women staying overnight at a rural farmhouse heard loud piercing screams approaching from up a hill toward the house. A backlit tall, large-framed figure walking hunched over passed in front of the front picture windows and beat on the house, and a very hairy leg was seen when the front door was opened. The figure then went around the corner of the house and disappeared, leaving a burning skunk-like smell. Two men who had been away returned later and searched the large farm into the early morning without finding anything.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Scream

Interaction

Door or window contact

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 foot tall or taller
Build src: very large frame
Legs src: a very hairy large mans leg
Gait src: walking
Posture src: hunched over
Apparent sex src: male-appearing
Other features src: very hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	1973–1975 Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day	around 9-10 pm at night Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Cotton, Cooper County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.44, -92.41 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 44283 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	5 Derived BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	visiting relatives at a farm Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	the "thing" Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #44283 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Carter Buschardt (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with the reporting witness and her sister for nearly two hours to collect details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #44283 Primary

Published 2014-02-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f6b060f2720d

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“a report from someone near Prairie Home in Missouri”
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