Group witnesses large creature near the woods during family gathering.
Account
The witness was camping with about 20 relatives at a family property with cabins for the 4th of July and sitting around a large fire at night. A relative noticed a large dark man-like silhouette standing at the edge of the woods about 80 yards away near a creek. The figure stood on two legs, moved its head, grunted and growled, was said by some relatives to smell foul, threw an object at two men who started toward it, screamed loudly, and ran into the woods while shots were fired. No sounds of it moving through the woods were heard and nothing was seen or heard after that night.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 8 ft. tall
- Build src
- large
- Gait src
- ran
- Posture src
- standing on two legs
- Other features src
- man like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 July 1987
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Night
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| Place |
Hanover, Wyoming County, West Virginia
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #932
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
37.5729, -81.7996 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Hanover', Wyoming, matched from nearest town 'Hanover'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
21
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #932
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 75% confidence
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping with family around a campfire
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| Witness's word for it |
large black shadow man like thing
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| Conditions |
Clear
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Source timeline
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