Family camping encounter large, fur covered creature. Footprints are discovered at the campsite
Account
A family camping at Sunrise Beach heard branch-breaking sounds overnight and the next morning found a very large footprint in a dried creek bed. Shortly after, they saw a large brownish hair-covered creature watching them from behind a tree on a hillside, which then walked away toward the campground road. The father also reported seeing it cross the road ahead while lifting a wire out of its way, and the family quickly left the area.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- great size/height
- Hair colour src
- brownish
- Feet src
- 18 inches in length
- Gait src
- long strides, walking not running
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- fur covered
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early in the morning
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| Place |
Osceola, St. Clair County, Missouri
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| Map point |
37.99, -93.88 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1148 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping with family
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| Witness's word for it |
large, fur covered creature of great size/height
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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very large footprint found in dried creek bed
Measurements: 18 inches in length
broken stick marked to record footprint length
Measurements: 18 inches in length
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1148 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference