Class A First-hand BFRO #20863

Youngster Surprised by Tall Creature near Linside

12 August 2007 morning Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness walked up the driveway after collecting the morning newspaper and paused to put hair up. On looking up, the witness saw a large tan-brown creature with short clumped fur and a hump on its back. The creature ran into the woods, the witness ran back inside, and tree banging was then heard.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Build src
big
Hair colour src
tan-ish brown
Hair length src
short
Gait src
ran
Other features src
sort of hump in its back; fur clumped together

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 August 2007
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
morning
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Lindside, Monroe County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.51, -80.65 (± 1297 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 20863 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking up the driveway after getting the morning newspaper
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a big, tan-ish brown creature
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #20863 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stephen Willis (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator visited the family property, set up a game camera that captured three images of no interest, and walked the wooded property while planning audio recording.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2007-08-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 52c06c41838f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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