Class A First-hand BFRO #2898

Motorist sees 8ft creature in road

September 1999 at night MASONTOWN, Fayette County, Pennsylvania 1 witness

Account

The witness reports stopping a car on a wooded road at night to urinate and seeing an animal on all fours about 40 yards away that was first mistaken for a deer. The creature then stood on two legs, made a loud unfamiliar noise, and was viewed in the headlights as tall, hair-covered, and red-eyed. After the witness honked, it reportedly screamed again and ran into the trees.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 to 8 ft tall
Hair colour src
brown
Eyes src
red eyes
Posture src
stood up on two legs
Other features src
hair covered its body

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1999
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
at night
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
MASONTOWN, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.8487, -79.9087 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2898 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Masontown borough (GEOID 4248000), matched from nearest town 'MASONTOWN'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home and stopped to urinate
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
SOMETHING
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2898 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-07-27 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 8dffd81902a7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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