Class A First-hand BFRO #4421

Soldier in basic training has daylight sighting at Fort Leonard Wood

15 May 1982 late afternoon, about 1600-1700 hours Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding in the back of a military truck with their platoon traveling on dirt roads to an overnight guard assignment. At a T-intersection, the witness saw a tall brown-haired figure on the road about 30-40 feet away that looked toward the vehicle and then ambled across into the woods. The sighting lasted about 10 seconds and no one else in the truck was awake to see it. The witness was dropped at a remote bridge site about 10 minutes later and spent the night there.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 6.5 feet to 7.5 feet
Hair colour src: brown to light brown
Hair length src: between two and three inches in length
Gait src: ambled
Other features src: appeared to have a sagittal crest

Facts & provenance

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Date	15 May 1982 Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	late afternoon, about 1600-1700 hours Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Fort Leonard Wood, Pulaski County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	37.71, -92.17 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 4421 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding in back of military truck en route to guard duty Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #4421 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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BFRO report #4421 Primary

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