Driver sees a bigfoot cross the road near Harleton
Account
The witness was driving east toward Marshall at dusk when movement on the roadside caught attention. A very tall dark figure stepped onto the highway and crossed it in three strides before disappearing into brush. The witness stopped past the crossing, found a wide water trail across the road and noticed a strong dead-animal odor while feeling watched, then left.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 or 8 feet tall
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Eyes src
- one eye reflected red
- Arms src
- long arms swinging
- Legs src
- two legs
- Gait src
- loped onto and across road in three steps
- Posture src
- on two legs
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
8 March 2003
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| Time of day |
5:45 pm at dusk, almost dark
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| Place |
Harleton, Harrison County, Texas
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| Map point |
32.62, -94.52 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 8108 (2 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving east toward Marshall
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| Witness's word for it |
something very tall and dark
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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.
wide trail of water dripping off animal across road where it crossed
Measurements: 3-foot wide
site measurements of sign height, embankment offset and flood water depth plus GPS distances
Measurements: sign 10 feet; embankment 1 1/2 feet; water 4 1/2 to 5 feet deep; 300 to 350 yards
An investigator met the witness at home and visited the crossing site to record GPS distances and measurements.
An investigator met the witness at home and visited the crossing site to record GPS distances and measurements.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #8108 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “other Harrison county sightings”Not in the Anomadex yet