Class A First-hand BFRO #2399

Human-like "animal" seen by family while target shooting near an open pasture.

April 1979 Marshall Or Woodlawn, Harrison County, Texas 4 witnesses

Account

A family of four stopped on private land to let the children play and to do target shooting in a deep ravine. A large grayish hair-covered animal lunged into the ravine close in front of the adults, paused to look at them, then leaped out and ran toward the parked car area. The family retreated to the car with the children and saw the animal stop at the brush line in front of the car.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Build src: very wide shoulders
Hair colour src: grayish
Hair length src: about 5-6 inches long
Arms src: upper arms very long, linear and powerful looking
Legs src: very long thigh bones
Age / size src: large
Other features src: short neck and round head; thin hair with skin almost visible through; far more human looking than drawings

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1979 Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place	Marshall Or Woodlawn, Harrison County, Texas Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	32.68, -94.30 (± 6 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 2399 (1 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	target shooting and letting children be in nature Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large animal Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #2399 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #2399 Primary

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