Class A First-hand BFRO #29417

Deer hunter has a late afternoon sighting through his rifle scope in the Winona Wildlife Management Area

18 November 2010 about 5 pm close to sunset Paron, Saline County, Arkansas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was deer hunting from an elevated stand near a pond late in the day. They spotted an upright, hair-covered figure by a cedar tree and watched it through a rifle scope for under a minute. After the witness disengaged the gun's safety, the figure grunted and fled into brush. The witness later found hair on a broken limb and thumb-like marks and scratches on bark where the figure had been.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7'5" tall
Build src
broad shouldered, thick chested
Hair colour src
deep brown
Hair length src
shaggy
Face src
deep wrinkled, squared jawed, thin lipped, slanted forehead, flat wide nose, hair from nose down
Eyes src
no whites, colored
Arms src
hanging down by its legs
Hands src
hand on the tree
Legs src
muscular
Gait src
swinging motion, glided through woods
Posture src
upright, standing
Other features src
short neck, long torso

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 November 2010
Stated BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 5 pm close to sunset
Stated BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Paron, Saline County, Arkansas
Stated BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.73, -92.75 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 29417 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
deer hunting from a tree stand
Stated BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark figure
Stated BFRO report #29417 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #29417 · 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.

Investigated by
Ron Boles (BFRO)
Hair

Coarse thick hair found on a broken limb where the figure ran.

Measurements: about 6 to 7in above my head

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tree damage

Thumb-like imprint and two long scratches in bark where the figure stood.

Measurements: as far apart as my pointer and pinkie streched

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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