Class B First-hand BFRO #41506

Fisherman reports possible sightings and activity around Lake James

26 June 2013 between 1:30 and 2 a.m. Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home from night fishing with a relative when they noticed a reddish-brown entity behind a guardrail. Only the head and shoulders were visible above the rail on a steep embankment, observed briefly in high beams. The witness described broad shoulders, medium-length maintained hair, human-like facial features with a slight nasal bridge, and skin darker than the hair.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: very tall
Build src: very broad shoulders
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: four to six inches long, neatly maintained
Face src: human like, nose not flat with slight bridge
Posture src: standing
Other features src: skin darker than body hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	26 June 2013 Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	between 1:30 and 2 a.m. Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.78, -81.78 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 41506 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	driving home from night fishing Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something reddish brown looking over a guard rail Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #41506 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Larry Sidwell (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness about the roadside sighting and other strange occurrences.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #41506 Primary

Published 2013-06-26 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash b6ab485f9105

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