Class A First-hand BFRO #24539

Two cousins have a sighting in a thunderstorm on a family farm outside Palestine

Spring 1981 around sunset at night during thunderstorm Palestine, Cherokee County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were camping and fishing at a family farm when a thunderstorm forced them to shelter in a barn. During lightning flashes they saw a tall dark upright figure moving quickly with swinging arms. They stayed in the barn overnight and next morning found fish left on a stringer had been eaten.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Sightings

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
7-8 feet tall
Hair colour src
dark colored
Arms src
arms swinging in a natural humanoid motion
Legs src
on it's rear legs
Gait src
walking fast
Posture src
upright
Other features src
averaged 4-5 feet between steps

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
Spring 1981
Stated BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
around sunset at night during thunderstorm
Stated BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Palestine, Cherokee County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
31.82, -95.37 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24539 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping and fishing, sheltering in barn during storm
Stated BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #24539 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24539 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness by telephone to confirm details and record additional information.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. Published 2008-08-19 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash af6aa2efc3e1
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization