Four foot high fence barely slows 8-ft creature north of Fries
Account
The witness was driving on a mountain highway on a foggy morning when a large hair-covered figure was seen beside the road. The witness stopped to watch as it stepped over a barbed-wire fence in one stride and walked away into the fog without looking toward them. The observation lasted just under two minutes and included a strong wet-dog odor.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 and a half to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- tall pro football player, not stocky like a weightlifter
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Hair length src
- about 4 inches long
- Arms src
- very long, about three inches below its knees
- Feet src
- no hair covering and lighter than rest of body
- Gait src
- kind of a lumber, smooth walk
- Other features src
- had no neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
29 September 2007
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| Time of day |
6:30 am, daybreak
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| Place |
Fries, Carroll County, Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #24325
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
36.74, -80.48 (± 43 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 24325 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 on highway
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stephen Willis (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness about details of the sighting and plans a future inspection of the sighting location and surrounding woods.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24325 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference