Class A First-hand BFRO #4681

Nighttime sighting by teens, near Meridian

August 1975 approximately 10:00PM MERIDIAN, Lauderdale County, Mississippi 3 witnesses

Account

Three teenagers stopped at night on a dirt road near a one-lane bridge to relieve themselves. They heard repeated grunting and growling from an oak tree with a thrashing limb, then watched a large hairy biped drop into a ditch and run through the car's high-beam illumination. It leapt off the bridge bank out of sight while its footsteps were heard continuing south, after which the group fled in the car.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
eight and half to nine feet tall
Build src
extremely well muscled
Hair colour src
grayish black
Arms src
bent at the elbow
Gait src
running
Posture src
on two legs
Age / size src
large
Other features src
back of head shaped like teardrop flat on top

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1975
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
approximately 10:00PM
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
MERIDIAN, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.27, -88.75 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4681 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding around and stopped roadside to relieve themselves
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
THE ANIMAL
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4681 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Vince Lauria (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and later received email research about the possible location at a creek crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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