Class A First-hand BFRO #7393

Teenage boys have sighting at night near Lake Myers

August 1977 about 9 at night Mocksville Nc, Davie County, North Carolina 4 witnesses

Account

Three teenagers camping in a field behind a house smelled urine and heard something rushing through nearby woods. They fled toward the house as a tall hairy creature pursued them and later stood over their campfire throwing logs aside. The creature then circled the house and stepped onto the porch during the night before leaving by daylight, with broken branches found the next morning.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Physical traces

Tree break

Interaction

Object throwing Property disturbance

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: 7-1/2 to 8 feet tall
Build src: large build
Hair colour src: black, possibly lighter
Hair length src: long
Face src: hairless, neither human nor gorilla
Arms src: long arms
Gait src: running, fast
Posture src: standing over fire
Apparent sex src: assumed male
Other features src: pointed head, estimated 400 lb

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 1977 Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 9 at night Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Mocksville Nc, Davie County, North Carolina Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.92, -80.63 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 7393 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping overnight with companions at a field campsite Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #7393 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #7393 · 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.

Tree damage

branches broken off up to about 8 feet along the path where the creature emerged

Measurements: up to about 8 feet

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

State wildlife authorities investigated local pet disappearances and deaths but did not determine what was responsible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness about details and assessed the witness as credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #7393 Primary

Published 2003-11-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash cde7e49ff04b

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“media report listed on the BFRO website regarding pet deaths and sasquatch sightings in Tennessee”
Not in the Anomadex yet