Class A First-hand BFRO #2774

Large bipedal animal observes couple parking behind school gymnasium

January 1988 around 11 pm Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were sitting in a truck behind a school gymnasium late at night when they felt watched. The witness then noticed a very tall dark figure standing by a tall chain-link fence about 30 yards away. After watching it for about 10 minutes, they saw it turn, walk toward a treeline, look back, and disappear. A daylight return the next day found no evidence.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
8 1/2 to 9 feet tall
Hair colour src
dark in color
Gait src
slowly walked
Posture src
standing

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1988
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 11 pm
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.12, -90.51 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2774 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark figure
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2774 · BFRO classification label

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