Class A First-hand BFRO #5085

Family has nighttime sighting near Gainesville

BFRO YEAR: app. 1985 around midnight Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri 4 witnesses

Account

The witness, then a child, was riding in the back of a car driven by a relative late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered figure crossing in front of the vehicle. The figure continued across a creek, climbed into a yard, and walked uphill out of headlight range while the occupants watched from the car. After driving into the driveway and running inside, a relative briefly went out with a rifle and light before returning.

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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: around 7-8 foot tall
Build src: thin
Hair colour src: red, brownish red
Arms src: long, almost as long as legs, swinging
Gait src: walking briskly, not running
Posture src: arched over, leaning
Other features src: rounded head, completely covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	around midnight Stated BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Gainesville, Ozark County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	36.62, -92.42 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 5085 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Derived BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding in back seat of car driving home at night Stated BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bright red haired thing Stated BFRO report #5085 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #5085 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator phone-interviewed the witness and the aunt and noted corroborating details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #5085 Primary

Published 2002-10-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3cbc5b7fc51c

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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