Class A First-hand BFRO #11765

Teenager frog gigging has nighttime encounter near Dickson

July 1987 around 10:30 at night Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee 1 witness

Account

Around 10:30 at night in 1987, the witness was walking home along a tractor path on a ridge after frog gigging. At a gap by the woods line about 12 feet away, a tall black bipedal figure stood up, looked at the witness for about ten seconds, then turned and ran quickly into the woods with audible wide steps. The frightened witness ran home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: 7.5 to 8 ft tall
Build src: very muscular with shoulder width approximately four feet
Hair colour src: black
Face src: white teeth visible
Arms src: long, hanging down below the knees
Gait src: wide bipedal steps, moving very fast
Posture src: standing on two legs
Other features src: no apparent neck; estimated 450 to 600 pounds

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1987 Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 10:30 at night Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	36.12, -87.39 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 11765 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking home from frog gigging Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something getting up from the ground Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #11765 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #11765 Primary

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