Class B First-hand BFRO #2786

On-going encounters makes rural family cautious

June 2001 morning and evening Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia 6 witnesses

Account

In June 2001 the witness's children discovered large footprints in the field behind the family mobile home and photographed them. About a week later the children heard something running across the hillside while playing at the creek, and the family dog chased it and later returned covered in slime. The children later encountered large rocks rolling toward them on the hill, and the witness heard a loud prolonged growl, with a horrible unidentified odor lingering after the hillside activity.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2001
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
morning and evening
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.46, -82.07 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2786 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
6
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
living on farm with family while children played outside
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2786 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

footprints found in field behind mobile home

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photographs of footprints taken by children

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator had a lengthy phone conversation about the encounters, noted difficult terrain and sparse neighbors, maintained contact, and attempted to reach the relative for direct interview.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-07-09 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash fca2a2947de9
    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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