Woman recounts childhood sighting behind her house near Lake Charles
Account
The witness was playing on the back screen door at home in the evening while food was cooking inside. From about 50 feet away under a bright light, the witness watched a tall reddish-haired biped rip open a metal trash can and dig through garbage for about 20 minutes. A parent then pulled the children inside and shut the door, and the next morning trash was scattered and the lid was bent.
What was reported
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Sightings
Interaction
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 1/2 ft
- Build src
- muscular with barrel chest and slim hips, approx 350lbs
- Hair colour src
- reddish, orangey-rust
- Face src
- tan face
- Arms src
- longer than a human's
- Hands src
- long hands with long fingers
- Legs src
- longer than a human's
- Gait src
- very smooth and fluid-like, like skiing
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Apparent sex src
- young male (witness impression)
- Age / size src
- young (witness impression of young male)
- Other features src
- head pointed at top, tips of hair with silvery sheen
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 September 1971
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 9pm at night
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| Place |
Lake Charles -Westlake Area, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Stated
BFRO report #23018
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
30.2296, -93.3580 (± 30 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Calcasieu Parish (GEOID 22019); the report gives only the county
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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 on back screen door at home
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| Witness's word for it |
Tony the tiger
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Cathy Betz (BFRO)
Photos of the sighting area showing the tree and of the witness and a relative standing where creature was seen
Trash strewn about and metal trash-can lid bent seen the next day
Measurements: up to 10ft or so
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone for over an hour to collect additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23018 Primary