Man recalls seeing a large creature while driving at night near Fayetteville
Account
The witness, then 17, was driving home late at night on a rural road and noticed something on the roadside that was first mistaken for a deer or cow. As the car passed, the figure stood up from a hunched position, and after the witness stopped past it and reversed, it was seen walking into the road behind the car within about 25 to 30 yards. The witness described it as much larger than a person, about 6.5 to 7 feet tall and very wide, and frightened, drove away quickly toward the highway.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6 1/2 to 7 ft tall
- Build src
- wide at shoulders and upper body, almost half the width of a car
- Gait src
- walked into the road
- Posture src
- hunched back when first seen, then stood upright
- Other features src
- neck not visible like a human's
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Fall 1987
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| Time of day |
dark, between 11:00 and 11:30
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| Place |
Fayetteville TN, Lincoln County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #23823
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
35.11, -86.47 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23823 with published boundary
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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 |
driving home at night
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| Witness's word for it |
something on the side of the road
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- MB Pope (BFRO)
An investigator followed up with the witness, who reaffirmed the account and added further details about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23823 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference