A man gathering firewood for his campsite with his ATV encounters a large ape-like animal in a creek bed
Account
While camping, the witness rode an ATV to the back of a farm to gather firewood and noticed a strong odor near a creek. There they saw a large ape- or bear-like creature in a squatting position that made eye contact for about 30 seconds before jumping up an 8-foot bank and running away. The witness returned to camp, then revisited the site with a companion that evening and again the next morning, but flooding prevented finding footprints.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Posture src
- squatting
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Spring 1991
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| Place |
Cyrene, Pike County, Missouri
Stated
BFRO report #1135
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
39.29, -91.09 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1135 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
gathering firewood by ATV while camping
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| Witness's word for it |
a creature that looked like a large ape or bear
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1135 Primary
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