Class A First-hand BFRO #23437

Night time sighting by motorist outside the town of Keyser

November 2004 approximately 9pm Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving down a mountain road at night after dropping off a companion when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure sitting on a log beside the road. The figure stood, leapt into the roadway, and ran across into dense cover while the witness watched. The witness stopped, turned off the vehicle, and listened briefly to heavy crashing footsteps receding into the woods before driving on and noticing a nearby campfire gathering.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Eyeshine

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: every bit of 7 feet tall
Build src: at least 400lbs, barrel chest, enormous girth
Hair colour src: brownish with white strands interspersed
Hair length src: long
Face src: large, hairless face with no discernible details
Eyes src: glowed yellowish/amber
Arms src: thick, hung very low, swung forward and back when running
Legs src: thick
Gait src: bipedal running with heavy long strides, quick sharp movements
Posture src: sitting on log, then stood upright
Apparent sex src: male (distinct impression)
Other features src: no neck, head taller and longer than human like wearing helmet, matted dreadlocked coat like Ghillie suit covering body except face

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 2004 Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	approximately 9pm Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Keyser, Mineral County, West Virginia Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	39.26, -79.01 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 23437 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home at night Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #23437 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Cathy Betz (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #23437 Primary

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