Class A First-hand BFRO #24419

Former park employee describes an encounter in Ruskin Cave Park

July 1987 10:30-11:00 p.m. Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee 2 witnesses

Account

A young resident walking home late at night from a locked campground gate along a creek was followed by a creature that made heavy bipedal splashes, approached closely and grabbed at a bag of candy, leaving a bruise. The young resident dropped the bag and ran home in shock. While recounting the incident at home, the creature appeared outside a window staring in, causing the older resident at the window to stumble back in shock.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
8 - 9 feet tall
Hair length src
2 to 3" in length
Face src
flat face
Eyes src
round eyes
Other features src
covered in coarse, bushy hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1987
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
10:30-11:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.11, -87.48 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24419 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking home from campground gate to residence
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
A bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24419 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length by telephone with the older witness about the incidents.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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