Class A Investigator summary BFRO #2426

Early morning sighting by truck driver on I-68. Local police make report

5 November 1980 4:00 or 5:00 AM Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky 1 witness

Account

A truck driver hauling steel west on a highway slowed and used high beams to check what was thought to be a hitchhiker on the opposite side. On approaching, the driver reported seeing a tall white-haired ape-like creature. Afterward the driver asked over CB radio about an escaped zoo or circus ape, and police took a statement and filed a report.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
6-7 foot tall
Hair colour src
white
Other features src
ape-like

Facts & provenance

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Date
5 November 1980
Stated BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4:00 or 5:00 AM
Stated BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.63, -83.80 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2426 with published boundary
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hauling steel by truck on highway
Stated BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a 6-7 foot tall "ape-like" creature with white hair
Stated BFRO report #2426 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2426 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

Police were called to investigate, took the witness's statement, filed a report, and considered the witness serious.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1995-01-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9b84d177fbd1
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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