Class B First-hand BFRO #1433

Couple fishing at night are frightened by large, heavy animal in the near woods

August 2000 night Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were night fishing when they heard rustling, snapping and thumping approaching from the woods. Something ran across gravel behind them, slapped the side of their parked pickup three times, and shook branches while heavy footsteps were felt. After reaching the truck to leave, they heard a loud, close, high-pitched unearthly scream and drove away quickly.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2000
Stated BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mortons Gap, Hopkins County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.24, -87.41 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1433 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
fishing
Stated BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #1433 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1433 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and noted the witness and companion were left spooked.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-01-24 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c6e7364b7ee6
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “comment made from the white plains area listed on this site”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “a 3 day flurry of sightings in the general area in 1979”
    Not in the Anomadex yet