Close encounter near Davis Mountains in West Texas
Account
The witness was driving at night while towing a companion's car with two passengers when they saw a tall, hair-covered figure standing motionless just off the highway. After turning on high beams, the figure turned its head away and then watched them as they drove slowly past. All occupants observed the figure and noticed a strong garbage-like stench as they passed without stopping.
What was reported
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Sightings
Other senses
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about seven ft.tall
- Build src
- very wide at the shoulders
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Hair length src
- very long thick
- Face src
- big, very flat, wide face
- Eyes src
- large
- Arms src
- very long
- Posture src
- stood with a stoop
- Other features src
- body covered with thick, matted hair; very large head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
after 10 pm, dark
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| Place |
Jeffdavis County, Texas
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| Map point |
30.78, -103.74 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 6937 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
towing a companion's car
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| Witness's word for it |
this thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator spoke by telephone with the main witness to document details of the roadside encounter.
An investigator attempted to locate a companion for corroboration but found no listing.
An investigator later contacted the companion's household and a spouse recalled the men returning home disturbed.
An investigator later spoke with a companion who corroborated the account but described the creature only as very strange.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #6937 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference