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Class A First-hand BFRO #27012

Witnesses tell of a sighting they had as teenagers outside Jackson - w/sketch by artist

October 1979 9 at night Jackson Miss., Hinds County, Mississippi 4 witnesses

Account

Four people parked in a car by a small pond at night heard a loud growl from across the water. When headlights were turned on they saw a large dark hairy figure with a cone-shaped head and green eyes that moved its head and made grunting sounds. After difficulty starting the car, they heard a loud prolonged roar and saw the figure still there as they drove away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Eyeshine

Sounds

Vocalization Growl

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
at least 8 feet tall
Build src
massive upper body
Hair colour src
black
Face src
eyes sunk in with large brow ridge
Eyes src
huge green eyes
Other features src
very cone shaped head

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1979
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
9 at night
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Jackson Miss., Hinds County, Mississippi
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.40, -90.19 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 27012 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sitting in parked car listening to radio
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
huge hairy ape it looked like
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #27012 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Tim Sermons (BFRO)
Other

sketch created by artist working with witness

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Other

A sketch artist worked with the witness to create a sketch of the creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator located and interviewed one other witness who independently gave the same account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

A sketch artist worked with the witness to create a sketch of the creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #27012 Primary
    Published 2009-12-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 2625c32839d9
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization