Recollection of a daylight sighting while deer hunting near Greenbrier River
Account
In November 1969, the witness and his father were hunting in the morning when the father spotted what he first thought was a bear across a hay field. Both then observed a large brown-haired biped standing at the far fence line for an extended period through a rifle scope and field glasses. The father said he did not know what it was and chose not to shoot, and they returned to camp where he armed himself and kept the witness inside.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- about 7 foot tall
- Build src
- very large
- Hair colour src
- brown with streaks of red
- Face src
- dark brown
- Eyes src
- very dark
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- conical head
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
11 November 1969
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| Time of day |
about 7:30 AM
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| Place |
Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #29124
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.19, -80.12 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 29124 (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 |
hunting with father
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| Witness's word for it |
a very large animal
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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
- Russ Jones (BFRO)
An investigator spoke at length with the witness about the sighting and recorded additional details.
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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BFRO report #29124 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference