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Class A First-hand BFRO #4103

Daytime sighting on Route 17 near Church View

August 1978 moments before dusk Either Jamaica Or Church View, Middlesex County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

In 1978 while driving on Route 17 in Virginia, the witness slowed for a dead animal in the road and noticed a strong swampy odor. He glimpsed a dark figure crouching at the woods edge, then watched in the rearview mirror as it entered the roadway in a few long strides, paused in a hunched posture over the carcass, and retreated quickly when another car approached. He was shaken and later wondered if the figure could have been a sasquatch, but states he cannot identify what he saw.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src
taller than 6'3"
Hair colour src
black/dark brown
Hair length src
long, dread-lock type
Arms src
hands well below knees
Hands src
fingertips cupped, slightly below knees
Legs src
knees bent slightly
Gait src
long strides, 4-6 feet per stride
Posture src
crouching, hunched, monkey-like
Other features src
two long furry ear-like features that swung with head

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1978
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
moments before dusk
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Either Jamaica Or Church View, Middlesex County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.73, -76.67 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4103 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on Route 17
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
little old black man
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4103 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #4103 Primary
    Published 2002-04-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 910551f641d3
    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

  • “any other reports from Virginia around the same time and area”
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