Mushroom hunter has early morning sighting near Festus
Account
The witness was driving east in the early morning to go mushroom hunting when a large dark hairy animal crossed the road toward a cedar thicket. The animal was estimated at six feet tall, with heavy shoulders and a human-like walk with swinging arms, then hurried and ran into cover. The witness stopped with the engine off to listen, heard nothing, then continued on and avoided stopping at the crossing site on the way home.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6 foot est.
- Build src
- heavy shoulders, real muscular on the top part of the body
- Hair colour src
- more black than anything else
- Hair length src
- not really all that long
- Arms src
- a little longer than a human's, swinging as he walked
- Gait src
- walked almost like a human would walk
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- hairy and dark
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1999
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| Time of day |
5:30 A.M.
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| Place |
Festus, Jefferson County, Missouri
Stated
BFRO report #16294
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.23, -90.39 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 16294 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 to go mushroom hunting
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| Witness's word for it |
a large hump shoulderd black animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Tony Gerard (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional distance and appearance details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #16294 Primary
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