Class A First-hand BFRO #3231

Motorist and passenger see large creature cross the road

10 October 2001 12:40 AM Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving at night with a passenger when a large hair-covered biped appeared in the headlights. The creature bounded across the two-lane highway and leaped from near the center line to the roadside bank. It stayed upright throughout the brief sighting before disappearing into brush and darkness.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 feet tall
Build src
large stocky build
Hair colour src
black
Hair length src
4 - 5 inches in length
Gait src
bound across
Posture src
remained on two legs
Other features src
hair thinner on the abdomen

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 October 2001
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
12:40 AM
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Homer City, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.5407, -79.1599 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #3231 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Homer City borough (GEOID 4235408), matched from nearest town 'Homer City'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving at night, returning from fishing trip
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a human/animal like creature
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3231 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-10-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 59ebafd219f0
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