Memory told of a mid-afternoon encounter along the Flatrock River
Account
Two friends were playing at a secluded campground by a river on a clear spring afternoon, shooting at a can floating downstream. After noticing sudden silence and a rising noise from across the river, they saw a tall hairy figure standing with one foot in the water and one on the bank. They stared at each other for several minutes, then the witness fired his rifle into the air and both fled by car.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- six and a half feet tall
- Build src
- medium to heavy build
- Hair colour src
- rusty reddish-brown, greasy-appearing
- Hair length src
- about 18 inches long on upper arm
- Face src
- mostly covered by hair, features difficult to make out
- Eyes src
- obscured by hair hanging across eyes
- Posture src
- standing with one foot in water and one on bank
- Other features src
- approximately 350 lbs
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 June 1977
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| Time of day |
Mid afternoon around 3:30 to 4:00
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| Place |
Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #29032
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.46, -85.55 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 29032 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
target shooting at a can by the river
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| Witness's word for it |
this Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
A relative visited the site across the river days later and reported four-toed footprints and a clump of matching hair in tree bark.
A relative visited the site across the river days later and reported four-toed footprints and a clump of matching hair in tree bark.
A relative visited the site across the river days later and reported four-toed footprints and a clump of matching hair in tree bark.
An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone and later took photos at the location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #29032 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference