Encounter during a summer camp campout near the Brazos River
Account
During a multi-day canoe camping trip along a river, the witness and a companion chased an animal to the top of a cliff near camp. The witness collided with a large hair-covered creature and both the creature and the two companions screamed. The pair fled in panic over the cliff edge and survived the fall, while other campers heard the screams and saw the fall.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- rather large
- Hair colour src
- very dark - almost black
- Other features src
- had hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1969
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| Time of day |
Approximately 8:30AM
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| Place |
Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto County, Texas
Stated
BFRO report #14376
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.83, -98.33 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 14376 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
22
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
canoe camping trip
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| Witness's word for it |
some type of unknown animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Kristine W. (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness multiple times and recorded added details about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #14376 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “'Hugo's Monster' legend”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “'Brazos Ape Man'”Not in the Anomadex yet