Class A First-hand BFRO #11228

Two teenagers have a surprise encounter in mid - 80's

BFRO YEAR: Mid 80's early to mid-morning, around 0900 Dravosburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions hiking on the floor of a hollow came upon a brown hair-covered shape about 10 feet away near a deadfall. The shape stood to about seven and a half feet tall and ran away bipedally through brush toward a road while the witnesses fled uphill out of the woods. A return visit days later found a large matted clear spot but no footprints or hoofprints.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
around 7'5"
Build src
muscled but not fat like a bear
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
four to five inch neat hair
Face src
facial features not visible
Arms src
swung wide with movements
Legs src
on two legs
Gait src
cleared 20 yds through brush quickly
Posture src
stood up, upright
Other features src
sloping shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
early to mid-morning, around 0900
Stated BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Dravosburg, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.36, -79.88 (± 1047 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11228 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking and exploring woods
Stated BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a humped shape covered with brown hair or fur
Stated BFRO report #11228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #11228 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Chip Beam (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witnesses returned a few days later with three companions and found a large matted clear space but no footprints or hoofprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness and assessed the witness as credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

The witness revisited the area a few weeks before the follow-up and found foliage removed and the area more populous.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-04-08 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1fea6869119a
    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

  • “anything like this in PA”
    Not in the Anomadex yet