Class A First-hand BFRO #36572

Trucker has nighttime sighting outside the city of Nevada

18 September 2012 about 4am Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving east out of Fort Scott, Kansas into Missouri at about 4 a.m. when a hair-covered bipedal figure ran across the road in front of the headlights in two or three steps and disappeared into forest. The witness noted a brief bad smell just after passing the crossing spot.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Build src: big
Hair colour src: dark brown
Arms src: did not swing forward and back to any great degree
Gait src: ran across the road in 2 or 3 steps
Posture src: on 2 legs
Other features src: covered with thick hair; slightly pointed, cone-shaped head

Facts & provenance

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Date	18 September 2012 Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 4am Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.84, -94.60 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 36572 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving a truck to deliver a generator Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #36572 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Larry Newman (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and confirmed the written account while noting additional details about the arms, head shape, and hair color.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #36572 Primary

Published 2012-10-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 58097e8f438b

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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