Class A First-hand BFRO #38547

Medical doctor recalls his daylight sighting as a teenager near Huntington

June 1961 noon Huntington WVa, Wayne County, West Virginia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were walking in woods behind a relative's farm when they came to a hilltop clearing. They watched an unfamiliar animal bent over using its upper limbs for several minutes. The animal then stood bipedally, looked at them, and left by jumping over a barbed-wire fence at the edge of a thicket, after which the pair ran back to the farmhouse.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
skinny in appearance
Hair colour src
blackish
Face src
tapered
Posture src
stood up on back legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1961
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
noon
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Huntington WVa, Wayne County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.36, -82.44 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 38547 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking in the woods with a companion
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
an animal neither of us recognized
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #38547 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Russ Jones (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator communicated with the witness multiple times about the older report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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The report refers to

  • “several reports from this county”
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