Class A First-hand BFRO #10556

Two miners have nighttime sighting near Louellen

2 February 1981 about 3 a.m. Louellen, Harlan County, Kentucky 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were driving to work in the early morning when they saw an animal squatting by the road near dumped garbage. They watched it in the headlights as it moved backward into the road, looked at them, then squatted and leaped off the road into a ravine. A torn bag of garbage was found where it had been kneeling.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 feet tall
Build src
slender upper torso weighing about 300 pounds
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
very short on lower body, somewhat longer and thinner on chest and shoulders
Face src
unable to see any facial features
Arms src
thin longer hair on arms
Legs src
big legs with especially huge calf muscles
Gait src
walked backwards into center of road
Posture src
kneeled down alongside the road
Other features src
round head with short neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
2 February 1981
Stated BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 3 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Louellen, Harlan County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.93, -83.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10556 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to work
Stated BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #10556 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10556 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Other

torn open bag of garbage found where animal had kneeled

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness and with the companion about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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