Motorist has daylight sighting near Marceline
Account
The witness was driving with a relative on a sunny afternoon when an upright figure crossed the road ahead from one treeline to another. The figure moved with a loping gait and cleared the road in seconds, disappearing before the vehicle reached the spot. Both occupants reportedly saw the figure.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 ft. tall
- Build src
- about 300 lbs
- Hair length src
- long hair
- Gait src
- long lope
- Posture src
- upright
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
15 June 1984
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
4 pm
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| Place |
Marceline, Chariton County, Missouri
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| Map point |
39.76, -92.93 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 7766 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving with a relative to pick up another relative
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| Witness's word for it |
a figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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.
- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the road-crossing figure and the witness's familiarity with local animals.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #7766 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference