Class A First-hand BFRO #29024

Daylight sighting of a bipedal animal by a motorist near Linville

9 November 2010 about 3:30 p.m., sunny and clear LINVILLE, Avery County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home across a bridge over a river and looked down the river, noticing a large hair-covered figure standing on two legs in the middle of the water. As the witness braked, the figure turned its head to look at the witness, then passed out of view behind the bridge embankment. The witness circled back and stopped, but the figure was gone, and emphasized it was not a bear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
over 7 feet tall
Build src
like a large man, muscular with bulging stomach
Hair colour src
dark chestnut colored
Hair length src
not long and shaggy
Face src
little hair on face, no pointed ears or snout
Arms src
longer than a normal man's, seeming down to knees
Legs src
visible from water to hips
Posture src
standing on two legs, sideways
Apparent sex src
male in appearance
Other features src
egg-shaped top of head, chest covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
9 November 2010
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 3:30 p.m., sunny and clear
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
LINVILLE, Avery County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
35.89, -81.93 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 29024 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 60% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home from work
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
BIGFOOT
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #29024 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jay Combs (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone multiple times, judged the witness truthful, and clarified the sighting location county.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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