Class B First-hand BFRO #57777

Early morning visitor forces couple to flee camp near Gilbertsville

28 June 2017 about 4 a.m. Gilbertsville, Trigg County, Kentucky 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife were sleeping in a tent at a remote campground when nocturnal animal calls erupted and then suddenly stopped. They then heard loud heavy bipedal footsteps with cracking wood approaching their camp. The witness searched the treeline with a flashlight and vehicle high beams but saw nothing, then the entity ran away crashing through limbs and exhaling loudly. At daylight they found broken branches and bare-foot slide marks, then broke camp and left.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Facts & provenance

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Date
28 June 2017
Stated BFRO report #57777 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 4 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #57777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Gilbertsville, Trigg County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #57777 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
36.93, -88.13 (± 12 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 57777 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #57777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #57777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a tent
Derived BFRO report #57777 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #57777 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Jack Smarr (BFRO)
Tracks

two slide-like skid marks in mud made by bare feet where the entity halted

Measurements: two marks

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tree damage

branches and sticks broken off the ground at edge of woods where entity came down

Measurements: five to six feet off the ground; about eighty feet from tent

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness over the phone to document additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2017-06-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash df32e86824db
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “werewolf like creature or bigfoot type creature”
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  • “strange things happen up here sometimes”
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