Class A First-hand BFRO #40306

Man observes with his binoculars a large hairy biped at the James A. Reed Wildlife Area

March 2013 4:30 to 4:35 p.m. Lee's Summit Mo, Jackson County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was birding from a lake parking lot in the late afternoon when he spotted a large brown hairy creature moving along the far tree line. He watched it through binoculars for several minutes as it walked slowly along the edge, pausing to look into the woods before continuing, until it went into the woods and disappeared. Backlighting from the sun prevented any view of facial detail.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 7 ft tall
Build src: very large
Hair colour src: brown
Arms src: very long arms, longer than humans, with arm swing
Gait src: slow unhurried walk with long stride, one foot in front of the other
Other features src: hairy, not fur

Facts & provenance

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Date	March 2013 Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	4:30 to 4:35 p.m. Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Lee's Summit Mo, Jackson County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.52, -94.19 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 40306 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	birding Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large brown hairy creature Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #40306 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Carter Buschardt (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and walked around the lake area, noting discarded carp carcasses.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #40306 Primary

Published 2013-03-11 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash be21165629b0

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