Early morning traveler recalls roadway sighting near Holly Ridge
Account
The witness was driving north on US-17 near Holly Ridge around 1 a.m. after a day trip when headlights illuminated a large hairy bipedal figure walking south on the shoulder. The witness slowed to near walking speed and observed the upper body and face clearly for about fifteen seconds as it continued forward without reacting to the car. After passing, the witness stopped, looked back in the brake lights, and woke a companion who also looked but thought it was a bear.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- massive, stocky and somewhat muscular, estimated 600 lbs or more, about 3 feet wide shoulder to shoulder
- Hair colour src
- lighter brownish color, brown with reddish highlights
- Hair length src
- straight, laid flat, couple inches to maybe 5 inches, about 2 inches or more
- Face src
- hairless, lighter than surrounding hair, reddish/chocolate colored, elongated, wide hairless mouth, hairless nose with visible nostrils, prominent hair-covered brow, large head sloped back, forehead 6-7 inches, head blending into shoulders
- Eyes src
- darker colored, elliptical shaped, fixed forward, hairless around eyes/cheeks
- Arms src
- hair covered, excessively long, extended to knees, swinging in normal bipedal manner
- Hands src
- balled up, hairless, clenched, darker colored than face
- Legs src
- muscular thighs about twice the girth of an adult human; no details of lower legs recalled
- Gait src
- slow pace, moderate walking pace, kept moving along looking straight ahead
- Posture src
- walking upright, bipedal
- Apparent sex src
- male
- Other features src
- neck not prominent, torso hair-covered with chest muscles not overly prominent, hair clean not matted nor in tufts, no beard or lengthy head hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
2 October 1983
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| Time of day |
about 1:00 AM on a Sunday morning
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| Place |
Holly Ridge, Onslow County, North Carolina
Stated
BFRO report #31303
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
34.51, -77.53 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 31303 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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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 back north after day trip
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| Witness's word for it |
very large figure
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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.
- Investigated by
- Kevin Zorc (BFRO)
Witness drawing of the animal mentioned by investigator
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone in January 2012 and recorded additional details and a drawing.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #31303 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “similar unusual animal reports on roadways as far back as 1987”Not in the Anomadex yet