Class B First-hand BFRO #16228

Possible sighting by a security guard at strip mine outside Holden

10 August 1990 around 3am Holden, Logan County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness was working an overnight security shift at a strip mine when he heard movement in brush behind the trailer. Shining a flashlight, he saw a large bipedal animal squatting behind a thicket that covered its face with huge hands before running away. About half an hour later he heard a chilling scream from inside the locked trailer, and he left the mountain for good that night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Scream Footsteps

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: over 6 feet tall
Build src: large
Hands src: huge
Gait src: moved faster than a human
Posture src: squatting
Other features src: bi-pedal

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 August 1990 Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 3am Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Holden, Logan County, West Virginia Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.75, -82.00 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 16228 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	working as a security guard on night shift Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large bi-pedal animal Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #16228 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by: Stephen Willis (BFRO)

Tree damage

broken branches and twigs trampled at sighting area