Class A First-hand BFRO #22865

Hairy creature seen watching a college party on Butt Mountain

11 August 1990 Between 5PM and 6PM Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was camping near an abandoned fire tower with a companion when he noticed movement across a gap while other campers were below cliffs. He watched a dark hair-covered bipedal creature observe the noisy campers for several minutes, noting its build, face and eyes before it looked at him and left uphill. His companion only glimpsed something dark and thought it was a bear, and the witness did not tell her otherwise until the next day.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: around 6 and half feet
Build src: wide at the shoulders, muscular but tapered towards waist and hips
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: long, maybe 4 or 5 inches long on arm
Face src: egg shaped with strong jaws, dark less hairy with thin beard, flattened nose
Eyes src: very dark and large looking
Arms src: left arm with long hanging hair
Gait src: walking on two legs
Posture src: squatted down moving side to side, no neck turning entire upper body
Other features src: no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	11 August 1990 Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	Between 5PM and 6PM Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Pearisburg, Giles County, Virginia Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.36, -80.54 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 22865 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hiking and camping with a companion Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #22865 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stephen Willis (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #22865 Primary

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