Class A First-hand BFRO #10595

Family has early morning encounter at small bridge

July 1972 between 2 and 3 A.M. Kiowa, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma 5 witnesses

Account

The witness and four family members were driving home on a rural highway in the early morning when their pickup passed a tall hair-covered figure standing beside the vehicle on a narrow bridge. The witness described looking directly at its human-like, wrinkled face and noting its stiff posture against the railing. The group briefly considered turning back but continued on, later concluding the figure was neither a man nor a bear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
between 6-7 ft. tall
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
shaggy
Face src
resembled that of an old man's, more human than apelike, with wrinkles and very little hair around eyes and nose
Posture src
standing stiff against bridge railing
Other features src
no neck, head appeared to sit directly on shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1972
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 2 and 3 A.M.
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Kiowa, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
34.81, -95.65 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10595 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
5
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a creature
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10595 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness about the family's experience.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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