Nighttime sighting by motorists near Turkey Run State Park
Account
A couple driving at night with their child came upon a tall dark-haired figure walking in a gully alongside the highway. They passed it slowly and viewed it peripherally for about ten seconds, noting its height above the van and its large jawed face. They continued driving and later stopped to recover and discuss what they had seen.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- taller than the van, over 6 feet easily
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- huge with long jaw, shaped like a chess knight, lion-like
- Gait src
- walking with long strides, moving very fast
- Other features src
- black hairy body covering whole body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 October 1997
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| Time of day |
close to 11:00 to 12:00 dark
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| Place |
Marshal, Parke County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #19588
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.87, -87.23 (± 3 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 19588 with published 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 south on a highway at night
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| Witness's word for it |
A something
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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
- Eric Lester (BFRO)
An investigator spoke to both witnesses by phone and summarized their account.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #19588 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference