Class A First-hand BFRO #1167

Large, dark creature seen crossing the road.

July 1984 Harford County, Maryland 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding a motorcycle north on a straight stretch of road. A large dark bipedal thing emerged from woods on the right, crossed the road in six steps, and disappeared into woods on the other side. The witness first thought it was a person and noted no other traffic was present.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Legs src
2-legged
Gait src
walking
Age / size src
large
Other features src
dark

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1984
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place
Harford County, Maryland
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
39.7090, -76.3455 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1167 · gnis:591547 · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Whiteford'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Whiteford', Harford)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding a motorcycle
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large dark 2-legged "thing"
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1167 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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