Class A
First-hand
BFRO #573
Driver Witnesses large, dark creature cross the road
September 1991
night
Maricopa County, Arizona
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was driving with a companion at night near a canal by South Mountain Park in Phoenix. A large black, burly-bodied creature crossed the road in front of their car, moving on all fours or dragging its front limbs. It looked toward them showing a face described as similar to a Sasquatch or orangutan, then disappeared into darkness.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- burly body
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- face similar to a Sasquatch or orangutan
- Arms src
- front limbs dragging like an ape
- Gait src
- walking on all fours
- Posture src
- on all fours
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- as large as a Volkswagen bug
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
September 1991
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Maricopa County, Arizona
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| Map point |
32.0005, -112.1471 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS summit 'South Mountain', Pima, matched from place name 'South Mountain'
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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 at night
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| Witness's word for it |
a large black creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #573 Primary