Brief predawn encounter with a smaller creature near the Obion River
Account
Two people driving to a hunting area in the early morning darkness saw a creature run across the road in their headlights. It crossed from one cow pasture to another toward a bluff and river. The encounter was very brief, with the car coming close to hitting the creature.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 4 or 5 ft tall
- Build src
- did not seem slender
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Hair length src
- length comparable to an English sheepdog
- Arms src
- long arms swinging
- Gait src
- running very fast
- Posture src
- hunched over, like a person running fast
- Age / size src
- baby
- Other features src
- thick body hair
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
31 August 1990
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| Time of day |
early morning, still dark
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| Place |
Dyersburg TN, Dyer County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #8060
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
36.10, -89.49 (± 11 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 8060 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving to go hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
a baby bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Tony Gerard (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #8060 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference