Class A
First-hand
BFRO #81
Daylight sighting by couple
15 October 1985
about 1.oo pm
Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was driving with family members when they stopped to watch a large hairy biped near a cornfield. The creature took a few steps in different directions before walking into trees by a creek and disappearing. The group drove to a relative's house nearby and reported what they had seen.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 71/2 ft. tall
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Arms src
- swinging it arms as it walk
- Legs src
- walking on two legs
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- slightly leaning fowards
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 October 1985
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 1.oo pm
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| Place |
Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee
Stated
BFRO report #81
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
35.5515, -87.5539 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hohenwald city (GEOID 4735160), matched from nearest town 'Hohenwald'
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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 |
driving in a car
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| Witness's word for it |
a large hairy thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #81 Primary