Class A First-hand BFRO #3042

Daylight sighting from interstate highway.

October 1999 early evening Hydro, Caddo County, Oklahoma 1 witness

Account

While riding as a passenger east on I-40 near Hydro, Oklahoma, the witness saw a very large black hair-covered biped emerge from a treeline. The creature walked to a creek, squatted at the edge, and moved a hand in the water before the witness lost sight of it. The observation lasted about five seconds in clear early-evening conditions from two to three football fields away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: very tall
Build src: longer torso than an ape
Hair colour src: black-black hair
Hair length src: estimated at eight inches in length on the arms
Arms src: longer than a man's
Hands src: scooped water with hand
Legs src: long legged
Gait src: lengthy bipedal stride, moving fast
Posture src: leaning forward slightly as it walked
Age / size src: very large
Other features src: not ape-like as seen on TV

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1999 Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	early evening Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Hydro, Caddo County, Oklahoma Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.51, -98.58 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 3042 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding as passenger in a vehicle on highway Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large black form Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3042 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3042 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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