Man sees a large, hairy upright creature in the headlights of his car near Kingsland
Account
The witness stopped a vehicle on a rural road at night to relieve themself and noticed a strong hog-like odor. After turning on the headlights, the witness saw a tall hairy creature standing in the road about 30 yards away staring at them. After about a minute the creature walked into the adjacent woods with long strides. The witness returned the next day but found no usable tracks.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- large with wide and sloping slouched shoulders
- Hair colour src
- muddy brown with red tints, dirty
- Hair length src
- very long and shaggy, 3-4 inches, matted
- Face src
- large mouth that did not protrude, short nose with big flared nostrils
- Eyes src
- large and dark, did not glow
- Arms src
- very long, hanging to mid-calf, held out to side
- Legs src
- coated with mud
- Gait src
- like a man with longer stride
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- ape-like rounded head, mud-coated torso
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 11:00 p.m.
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| Place |
Kingsland, Cleveland County, Arkansas
Stated
BFRO report #18972
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
33.8580, -92.2978 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Kingsland city (GEOID 0536880), matched from nearest town 'Kingsland'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving and stopped to relieve self
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| Witness's word for it |
a large hairy creature
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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 recorded additional details.
An investigator searched the area online and described it as remote forest used for logging.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #18972 Primary