Class A Investigator summary BFRO #1330

Motorist's sighting results in a collision

1960 Jackson County, Kansas 1 witness

Account

In 1960, a man claimed to encounter a very hairy figure on the Pottawatomie Indian Reserve northwest of Topeka, Kansas. He was reportedly so frightened that he drove across a yard and struck a clothesline. The account survives only as an excerpt from a published book.

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Other features src
very hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
1960
Stated BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Place
Jackson County, Kansas
Stated BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point
39.33, -95.84 (± 12 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1330 with published boundary
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 75% confidence
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving
Derived BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness's word for it
very hairy man
Stated BFRO report #1330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1330 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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