Hiking couple has brief sighting, then hears primate vocals, then sees tree shaking, in Otter Creek Wilderness
Account
A couple hiking in the Otter Creek Wilderness became disoriented after several hours. They noticed a large dark silhouette on a ridge about 100 yards away, then heard monkey-like sounds for about 30 seconds and saw a tall thin tree violently shaken. They interpreted the displays as threatening and quickly left the area.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- black
- Arms src
- silhouette of arms visible
- Legs src
- silhouette of legs visible
- Posture src
- upright
- Age / size src
- very large
- Other features src
- torso silhouette seen
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
5:00 pm
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| Place |
Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #80146
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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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 |
hiking in wilderness area
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| Witness's word for it |
huge black shadow/silhouette
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness afterward to clarify the sequence of the shadow, sounds, and tree thrashing.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #80146 Primary
The report refers to
- “a black panther who could be seen laying on the rocks there”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “credible stories of Bigfoot”Not in the Anomadex yet