Possible encounter between a juvenile and a human child, near Gettysburg
Account
The witness, then about 13, was playing hide-and-seek at night behind a hall when he backed around a target box into something. He turned and saw a human-like figure a little over five feet tall covered in long hair, with a strong musky odor, then ran to tell the other children. When the group went back to look, nothing was there.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- a little over five feet tall
- Build src
- not really heavy
- Hair length src
- long like hair on the hooves of Clydesdale horses
- Other features src
- human like figure, covered with hair not like a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
7 July 1961
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| Time of day |
about 10:00-10:30 PM
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| Place |
Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania
Stated
BFRO report #12951
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.76, -77.27 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 12951 (5 decimals, no 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 |
playing hide and go seek
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| Witness's word for it |
this human like figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Paul J. Mateja (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone in 2005 and noted the brief frightening glimpse and memory of long hair and musky smell.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12951 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference