Class A First-hand BFRO #1311

Daylight sighting by two moto-cross riders

July 1980 around sunset Geary County, Kansas 2 witnesses

Account

While riding motorcycles on a dirt road near the lake with a companion, the witness crested a hill and saw a dark, large-bodied figure standing by a tree about 75 yards away. After the pair glanced at each other, the figure was gone when they looked back. The pair fled to camp and later agreed on its broad, neckless appearance with an oversized head.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
a little over seven feet tall
Build src
very large, broad body
Hair colour src
very dark
Posture src
standing
Other features src
no neck, large head larger than a human head for body size

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1980
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around sunset
Derived BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Geary County, Kansas
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
39.15, -96.96 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1311 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding motorcycles with a companion
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
someone or “something”
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1311 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witnesses returned to the site to look for footprints and estimate height by comparison, but found no footprints because rain had washed them away.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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