Class A First-hand BFRO #56438

Early morning commuter swerves to miss tall hairy figure near Grain Valley

March 2014 Around 4:30-4:45 am Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving a back-road commute to work before dawn when a very tall, dark, hairy figure was encountered walking in the roadway beside the car. The witness slowed and moved over, then looked back to see the figure cross behind the car, clear a four-foot fence, and move quickly into a field. The figure was first mistaken for a large person in a heavy fur coat before the witness concluded it was hair-covered.

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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: very tall
Build src: very large
Hair colour src: very dark
Arms src: hands and lower arm at passenger side window level
Hands src: hand at passenger side window level
Gait src: walking
Other features src: all hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	March 2014 Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Around 4:30-4:45 am Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Grain Valley, Jackson County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.99, -94.22 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 56438 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to work Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	very large creature/person Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #56438 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Brian R. Woods (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator met with the witness, drove the commute route, and recorded a video interview at the location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #56438 Primary

Published 2017-01-17 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash e1c614fe1e00

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BFRO map layer Reference

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