Possible nighttime encounter by a couple camping near Martinsville
Account
A couple camping alone in a state forestry heard large movements around camp all evening. Around 2 a.m. the husband saw a tall hair-covered biped beside their SUV and illuminated it before it ran past him over a gate into the woods. Later both heard knocks and rocks striking their tent for about an hour until a large rock tore the tent roof. Next morning they found partial prints and fresh bark damage before leaving.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Physical traces
Interaction
Other senses
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8-9 feet tall
- Build src
- very wide shoulders, twice as wide as witness, wider than hips
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Hair length src
- almost shoulder length and messy on head
- Face src
- details could not be made out
- Arms src
- hung away from body with moonlight visible between arms and body
- Legs src
- completely covered in hair
- Gait src
- ran on two legs very fast
- Posture src
- standing and swaying back and forth
- Other features src
- appeared to have no neck or hidden by long hair; body completely covered in hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
2AM
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| Place |
Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #44166
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.4147, -86.4317 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Martinsville city (GEOID 1847448), matched from nearest town 'Martinsville'
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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 |
camping overnight in a campground
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| Witness's word for it |
large hair covered creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- Matt Euler (BFRO)
two footprints found in forest behind tent next morning
Measurements: eighteen and a half inches long and nine inches wide
trail and partial prints found about 30 feet behind tent
Measurements: about 30 feet behind tent
bark torn off tree root where figure stepped, still oozing sap
tent roof ripped open through rain fly by large rock
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and documented additional details about the sighting and footprints.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #44166 Primary
The report refers to
- “all kinds of sightings and encounters in the forestry”Not in the Anomadex yet