Pre-dawn sighting by a deer hunter in his truck near Elkhorn
Account
The witness had parked his truck on a ridge road before dawn to deer hunt. After hearing coyotes, he got back in the truck and then saw a tall hair-covered human-like figure emerge from the woods beside the truck. The figure paused facing the truck, then walked around it and left down the point out of sight. The witness stayed in the truck until daylight, then found skid marks where it descended but no footprints.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven and a half to eight feet tall
- Build src
- like a really big man
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Hair length src
- four inches long all over head and body
- Face src
- sloped back forehead, ape-like protruding mouth with skin stretched tightly over lower face, sparsely hair-covered
- Arms src
- long arms
- Hands src
- palms facing each other, fingers pointing straight out
- Legs src
- bent knees
- Gait src
- moved quickly, strode quickly then ambled
- Posture src
- slumped over like hunch back; froze in linebacker-like crouch with bent knees
- Apparent sex src
- male - described as 'he'
- Other features src
- hair pattern like ghillie suit
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
December 2010
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
well before daylight, between 4:30 and 4:45 AM
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| Place |
Elkhorn City, Pike County, Kentucky
Stated
BFRO report #34502
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
37.3203, -82.3523 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Elkhorn City city (GEOID 2124382), matched from nearest town 'Elkhorn City'
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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
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| Witness's word for it |
a Squatch
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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
- Jack Smarr (BFRO)
skid marks in muddy leafy bank where entity descended, no footprints found
An investigator spoke to the witness by telephone and recorded additional details about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #34502 Primary