Class A First-hand BFRO #10927

Bow hunter observes animal lying down in the Creve Coeur bottoms

October 1997 just after sunset Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was bow-hunting and stalking a trail toward the river just after sunset when movement to the right caught his attention. He saw a greyish-brown form lying on its belly about twelve feet away, with legs behind, arms in front, a large torso and a head. The form raised on one arm and turned its upper body to look at him, and after staring briefly the witness felt compelled to leave the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: at least seven feet tall if standing upright
Build src: large torso
Hair colour src: greyish-brown
Arms src: two arms in front, raised on right arm
Legs src: two legs stretched out behind it
Posture src: lying on belly on the ground
Clothing src: no visible gear
Other features src: covered from head to toe

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1997 Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	just after sunset Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.69, -90.53 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 10927 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	bow-hunting, stalking along trail to river Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Something I could not explain Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10927 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

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BFRO report #10927 Primary

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