Class A Direct interview BFRO #18278

Late night sighting by young couple in a parked car on a rural lane outside Kelso

Winter 1994 late evening, dark Kelso, Scott County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

A young couple parked on a dirt lane at night turned on their car headlights and saw an upright, hair-covered creature standing ahead of them. The creature turned to look at them, showed yellow eye shine, took a few steps across the lane and disappeared. Frightened, the driver failed to turn around, backed out to the main road, and drove into town.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
five or six feet tall
Build src
stocky
Hair colour src
dark, almost black
Hair length src
real shaggy, not slicked back
Eyes src
yellow eye shine
Arms src
reaching to almost knee length
Posture src
upright, possibly slightly stooped
Other features src
hair covered

Facts & provenance

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Date
Winter 1994
Stated BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
late evening, dark
Stated BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Kelso, Scott County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
37.29, -89.61 (± 12 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 18278 with published boundary
Account type
Direct interview
Derived BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
parked in a car on a date
Stated BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
upright, hair covered creature
Stated BFRO report #18278 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #18278 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Tony Gerard (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the actual witness by phone and recorded encounter details.

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

The initial reporter visited the claimed parking location with the witness.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

The investigator tried but was unable to locate the second witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2007-03-17 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash bea52ddfa8a5
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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