Deer hunter witnesses a large, gorilla like animal
Account
The witness, a teenager on a deer-hunting trip on private wooded land in North Carolina, was waiting in a tree stand in the morning when he noticed a strong bad odor and then heard twigs snapping. He watched the upper half of a large dark-furred creature about 50 yards away standing in one spot eating leaves for several minutes before it walked away while still audible. When companions arrived he recounted the sighting and they suggested it was a bear, which he rejected because he had seen a bear earlier that day.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 foot tall
- Build src
- unbelievably massive in chest and shoulder areas
- Hair colour src
- very dark black
- Face src
- hairy except around the eyes
- Hands src
- like a human, dark black, relatively hairless except back of hand was hairy
- Posture src
- stood in one spot
- Other features src
- short stubby neck with furry ridge up back of neck to slightly pointed head sloping to forehead
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1982
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| Time of day |
about 9 am
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| Place |
Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina
Stated
BFRO report #3335
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
36.37, -76.29 (± 11 km)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
deer hunting from a tree stand
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #3335 Primary
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