Class B First-hand BFRO #42064

Driver has possible daylight sighting on US Route 33 outside Rawley Springs

August 2013 Between 3:45 and 4:00 pm Harrisonburg Va, Rockingham County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on Route 33 near Rawley Springs in the afternoon and saw a tall black animal running on two legs about 200 feet ahead. The creature stopped at the wood line, twisted at the waist showing a hairy back and a long hairy arm, then went into the woods. When the witness reached the spot and looked into the woods, the creature was gone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 7 ft. tall
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
long and very hairy
Gait src
running
Posture src
on two legs
Other features src
hairy body

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2013
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Between 3:45 and 4:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Harrisonburg Va, Rockingham County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.58, -79.11 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 42064 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on Rt. 33
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
an animal which I though was a black bear
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #42064 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
D.K. (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2013-09-04 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 8ad58d837d11
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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  • “Report number 34583”
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