Hairy 7-8' tall creature confronts fisherman in moonlight
Account
While checking trot-lines at night from a rowboat, the witness and a companion had to carry the boat across a shallow gravel bed. They heard sharp cracking sounds and then something rushing toward them from the bank, breaking trees. In moonlight they saw a tall dark hairy figure with orange eyes and long arms approaching quickly, prompting them to flee by boat to camp and then leave the area by vehicle.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 feet
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Hair length src
- about a foot long
- Eyes src
- two orange, almost glowing eyes
- Arms src
- very long, swaying arms
- Other features src
- small head, no neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night, about 9:30
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| Place |
Lampasas County, Texas
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| Map point |
31.12, -98.06 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4137 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
checking trot-lines while fishing from a rowboat
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| Witness's word for it |
This thing
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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.
About 20 mesquite trees found broken about three feet from the ground.
Measurements: about three feet from the ground; about 20 trees
Deep indentations in the ground found at the site.
The morning after the encounter, the witness group returned to the site by boat and searched the area, finding broken trees and ground indentations but no complete tracks or hair.
The morning after the encounter, the witness group returned to the site by boat and searched the area, finding broken trees and ground indentations but no complete tracks or hair.
The morning after the encounter, the witness group returned to the site by boat and searched the area, finding broken trees and ground indentations but no complete tracks or hair.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4137 Primary
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