Night sighting by a motorist near Freetown
Account
The witness was driving northbound on a highway at night with a companion when the companion noticed a large hair-covered figure standing up from a crouch beside the road. The witness looked over and saw the figure standing very close to the vehicle for about three seconds as they passed. They returned to the location shortly afterward but saw nothing and then contacted emergency dispatch.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 7 to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- wide midsection
- Hair colour src
- brown, darker brown
- Face src
- long chiseled jaw
- Arms src
- long, one arm down and other arm up in bent position
- Gait src
- fluid movements like a man
- Posture src
- standing up from a crouched position
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- almost ape-like quality
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
14 July 2009
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 11 pm
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| Place |
New Bedford/Freetown Line, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Stated
BFRO report #26277
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.74, -70.96 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 26277 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on highway at night
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| Witness's word for it |
large brown hair covered "man"
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- D.A. Brake (PhD) (BFRO)
Troopers reportedly responded and arrested several teenagers in the general area.
An investigator phone-interviewed the driver and visited the specific sighting area.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26277 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “similar reports on the stretch of highway between exit 7 and exit 8”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “several related calls around the same time that evening”Not in the Anomadex yet
- Federal law enforcement agent describes possible snow tracks on private land adjacent to Pakamansett River @ 10 miles from Hockomock Swamp (w/ Photos)Cited as “Report #25364” · 1 January 2009 · North Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts
- “‘Bridgewater Triangle’, an area of approximately 200 square miles”Not in the Anomadex yet