Class A First-hand BFRO #41012

Two girls have a daytime close encounter on their family farm near Oak Grove

27 April 2013 6:29pm near sunset Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

Two girls encountered a tall dark figure at close range in a marshy wooded area near a fence. The figure left quickly while splashing through water, as a nearby cat reacted with alarm and neighboring dogs barked and fled. The witnesses then heard loud imitative barking and cow-like sounds from different directions, followed by faint responses to their own knocks. They went inside and later recounted the events to family and an investigator.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
8 feet tall
Build src
massive body, at least twice as wide as investigator
Hair colour src
black / blackish
Posture src
head sitting forward on shoulders
Other features src
huge head

Facts & provenance

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Date
27 April 2013
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6:29pm near sunset
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Oak Grove MO, Lafayette County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
39.0050, -94.1294 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #41012 · gnis:735757 · read with 30% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Oak Grove', Jackson, matched from nearest town 'Oak Grove MO' read as 'oak grove' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
building a fort and gigging frogs
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a blackish figure
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #41012 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Photograph

photos of surrounding tree line, road and woods area attached

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed both witnesses within a day and searched the marshy sighting area for prints but found no viable bipedal traces.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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