Man has early morning encounter with unidentified creature
Account
The witness was awakened by barking dogs and went out with a rifle to check the property. Something rushed past in the dark and the witness fired shots, then resupplied and smelled a strong fecal and wet-grass odor. From a rooftop perch the witness watched a tall dark figure by a school bus that looked toward him, crouched, then ran away, accompanied by strange howl-growl sounds from dogs nearby.
What was reported
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Sightings
Other senses
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8ft-10ft
- Build src
- thin, skinny
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Gait src
- very fast
- Posture src
- squatting down like hiding
- Other features src
- blur of darkness almost like fuzzy line; upper turned as if no neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 August 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
3:30-4:00 am
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| Place |
Lipan, Hood County, Texas
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| Map point |
32.53, -98.05 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 7552 (2 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
investigating barking dogs on nighttime security sweep
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| Witness's word for it |
large thin shadow
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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.
Investigator measured the school bus door height as 7 feet
Measurements: 7 foot tall
Investigators interviewed the witness, visited the scene, searched for animal signs, and measured the bus door.
Investigators interviewed the witness, visited the scene, searched for animal signs, and measured the bus door.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #7552 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference