Class A First-hand BFRO #63286

Brief but clear daylight sighting near Lake Tenkiller

10 June 2000 midday Gore, Cherokee County, Oklahoma 1 witness

Account

The witness was helping clear land on a forested property when they left companions during a lunch break to explore a ravine and entered a cave containing a large nest of fabric and vegetation. After exiting the cave and moving a short distance away, they heard a huff and saw the head and upper body of a hair-covered creature watching from rocks above the cave. The witness fled uphill to rejoin the companions.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Vocalization

Physical traces

Structure or nest

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 7 feet tall
Build src: at least 350 lbs (witness guess)
Hair colour src: reddish/brown
Face src: human/animal hybrid composition, Ewok-like, dark lips, no hairless ape snout, slight conical head shape
Posture src: standing on rocks
Other features src: covered in hair, cross between human and ape

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 June 2000 Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	midday Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Gore, Cherokee County, Oklahoma Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.33, -95.06 (± 3 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 63286 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	exploring property during lunch break from clearing work Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #63286 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Carter Buschardt (BFRO)

Structure

Large oval nest inside cave made of shredded sleeping bag, cloth, grasses and leaves with central depression

Measurements: about 6 feet across

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #63286 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“many, many sightings”
Not in the Anomadex yet