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Class A First-hand BFRO #27908

Man recalls his 1978 close encounter with a large hair covered creature in Wilkesboro

August 1978 between 5 and 5:30am Millers Creek/North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking on dirt roads in the early morning and crouched in a cornfield to avoid oncoming vehicle headlights. While crouched, the witness smelled a bad mildew-like odor and then saw a large hairy figure standing motionless at the mountain edge about 30 to 40 feet away. The two stared at each other before the witness ran to the road, hit a barbed-wire fence, and fled.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
about 6-8 foot tall
Build src
as wide as a refrigerator
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
4 or 5 inches long all over body
Face src
staring, did not show teeth
Eyes src
big dark, large and round
Arms src
arms down beside him
Hands src
big, huge with four fingers and a thumb
Posture src
standing with bow in back, slightly hunched over
Other features src
oval pointed head, no neck sitting on shoulders, 400 to 450lbs

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1978
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 5 and 5:30am
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Millers Creek/North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.31, -81.31 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 27908 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking on dirt roads and hiding in cornfield to avoid headlights
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #27908 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Sybilla Irwin (BFRO)
Other

Two sketches exist: first made with witness help, second made with artwork from a relative

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Other

An investigator conducted follow-up contact and documented added details and sketches.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator conducted follow-up contact and documented added details and sketches.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #27908 Primary
    Published 2010-06-21 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash a6d45b41a766
    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

  • “'Bigfoot in Wilkes?'”
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