Man recounts boyhood sighting at home near Jigger
Account
On a clear sunny afternoon the witness as a child was playing in the woods behind the house with a relative and a companion when they heard something large breaking limbs and fled to the yard. From the yard about 300 yards away they saw a tall black man-shaped figure standing between trees at the woodline watching them until they went inside. The figure was described as about seven feet tall, muscular with long arms and a pointed head.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least seven foot tall
- Build src
- muscular with broad, athletic shoulders
- Hair colour src
- uniform black color
- Eyes src
- blackish hue that 'glowed' in the sunlight
- Arms src
- long arms that hung down to its knees
- Legs src
- standing on two legs
- Posture src
- standing and looking at witnesses
- Other features src
- man-shaped with scalp/head pointed at the top
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1980
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| Time of day |
afternoon, about 3pm
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| Place |
Jigger, Franklin Parish, Louisiana
Stated
BFRO report #23745
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.01, -91.14 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23745 (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 |
playing in the woods behind the house
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| Witness's word for it |
this tall, black,thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Cathy Betz (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and reviewed maps to describe surrounding farmland, waterways and nearby protected areas.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23745 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference