Class A First-hand BFRO #9867

Deer hunters have morning encounter on hunting lease

November 2004 about 10:00am Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

A hunter left his stand in the morning to help search for a wounded deer and joined a companion who had spotted an upright hairy animal in a tree. The witness observed the animal standing in a fork through a rifle scope, noting reddish hair, bare facial skin and long arms, before it disappeared as they approached. They found heavy heel impressions and a strong odor at the site and later watched two distant figures moving in trees.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Other senses

Described appearance

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Height src
about 6ft tall
Hair colour src
orange-brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
like an old man
Eyes src
no hair around eyes and mouth area
Arms src
very long, down to side
Hands src
kinda like a human's
Feet src
kinda like a human's
Gait src
walked heavy on the heels
Posture src
stood straight up, bipedal
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
dark skin

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 2004
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 10:00am
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Minden Tx, Rusk County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
32.02, -94.68 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9867 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
searching for a shot deer after leaving deer stands
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a gorilla
Stated BFRO report #9867 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9867 · 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.

Tracks

heavy heel impressions where something landed and walked heavy on heels

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke separately at length with both witnesses about the sighting.

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

The men put out cameras to try to photograph the animals and invited the investigator to the property.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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