Possible roadside sighting at night by a family outside Nokesville
Account
After picking up a relative at the airport, the witness became lost while driving at night with her two children on unmarked rural roads. While traveling slowly near a church, she and the children noticed a large brown furry figure crouched by the roadside ditch with its back to the road. They did not stop and continued home. The witness first assumed it was a bear but later questioned that after learning brown bears are not found in the state.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- auburn brown
- Face src
- not seen, back toward road
- Posture src
- crouched and bent over near the ditch beside the road
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- fur texture, shape and lay similar to a grizzly (brown) bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 2010
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
approximately 10:30-11:00 pm
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| Place |
Nokesville, Prince William County, Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #27682
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
38.6930, -77.5764 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Nokesville CDP (GEOID 5156464), matched from nearest town 'Nokesville'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from the airport while lost on rural roads
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| Witness's word for it |
a large auburn brown figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- O. Seaman (BFRO)
photo of the ditch where the figure was seen crouched beside the road in front of the church
quick sketches of the figure drawn by the witness and her child
An investigator repeatedly interviewed the witness, spoke with local clergy about a prior accident and moved trees, visited the site and nearby field where possible shelters and a rock-pinned arched tree were noted, verified the absence of brown bears with the wildlife agency, and documented the site with a photo and sketches.
An investigator repeatedly interviewed the witness, spoke with local clergy about a prior accident and moved trees, visited the site and nearby field where possible shelters and a rock-pinned arched tree were noted, verified the absence of brown bears with the wildlife agency, and documented the site with a photo and sketches.
An investigator repeatedly interviewed the witness, spoke with local clergy about a prior accident and moved trees, visited the site and nearby field where possible shelters and a rock-pinned arched tree were noted, verified the absence of brown bears with the wildlife agency, and documented the site with a photo and sketches.
An investigator repeatedly interviewed the witness, spoke with local clergy about a prior accident and moved trees, visited the site and nearby field where possible shelters and a rock-pinned arched tree were noted, verified the absence of brown bears with the wildlife agency, and documented the site with a photo and sketches.
An investigator repeatedly interviewed the witness, spoke with local clergy about a prior accident and moved trees, visited the site and nearby field where possible shelters and a rock-pinned arched tree were noted, verified the absence of brown bears with the wildlife agency, and documented the site with a photo and sketches.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #27682 Primary