While driving his pickup, cowboy has night time sighting near Custer
Account
After eating in town, the witness drove a dirt road back toward camp in Custer State Park at night. Near the top of a hill, a tall hair-covered figure came down the left embankment, crossed the road directly in front of the truck in a single long step, and continued down the steep slope on the right, dislodging dust and rocks. The witness did not stop, returned to camp, loaded the horse which was uneasy, and left for home.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6 to 7 ft tall
- Build src
- thick build
- Hair colour src
- brown and red
- Legs src
- long legs
- Gait src
- took one long step
- Other features src
- looked like a gorilla only more manlike
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 9pm
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| Place |
Custer, Custer County, South Dakota
Stated
BFRO report #7884
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.7667, -103.5996 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Custer city (GEOID 4615140), matched from nearest town 'Custer'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving back to camp at night
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| Witness's word for it |
looked like a gorilla only more manlike
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator interviewed the witness about the road crossing, asking whether it could have been a bear and recording details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #7884 Primary