Class A First-hand BFRO #7758

Road encounter with bigfoot near Direct, Texas

November 1979 night, full moon, very bright Direct, Lamar County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

Two people driving on a gravel road at night saw a tall gray-haired biped cross the road in front of their car and step over a barbed-wire fence. The animal moved slowly and showed no reaction to the vehicle. After driving on, the pair got stuck turning around in a wheat field, then drove back past the site without seeing the creature again.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 8 feet tall
Hair colour src
light gray
Hair length src
long
Arms src
longer than a man's, swinging as it walked
Gait src
walked fairly slow, in no hurry
Posture src
standing upright
Other features src
covered head to toe with smooth hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1979
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, full moon, very bright
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Direct, Lamar County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
33.82, -95.84 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7758 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding as passenger in a car on a gravel road
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a creature
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #7758 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the road-crossing sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-01-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 3095d49f049d
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “the "Manimal" reported in Fate Magazine September 1971 issue”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “stories about Bigfoot in Oklahoma”
    Not in the Anomadex yet