Class A First-hand BFRO #51869

Close daylight encounter in a laurel thicket near Pearisburg

17 August 2015 11:30 AM Pearisburg VA, Giles County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking toward a waterfall on a sunny late morning when he encountered a large hair-covered creature about 24 feet away. Only the mid-chest to the head was visible above a rise in the ground. Both the witness and the creature appeared surprised, and each then left in opposite directions.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Build src: body as wide as his Jeep Liberty
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: short on head, longer down body; around five inches on body, eighteen inches on arms
Face src: hair covered like a mans beard, lighter in color, surprised look, mouth open, no teeth seen
Eyes src: brown, opened wide, looking witness up and down
Arms src: right arm stuck out to side with a bend
Age / size src: large
Other features src: head not cone shaped, no ears seen

Facts & provenance

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Date	17 August 2015 Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	11:30 AM Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Pearisburg VA, Giles County, Virginia Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	37.3265, -80.7351 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #51869 · gnis:1498527 · read with 30% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Pearisburg', Giles, matched from nearest town 'Pearisburg VA' read as 'pearisburg' (spelling match)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking along a path to a waterfall Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Witness's word for it	a Sasquatch Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #51869 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stephen Willis (BFRO)

Follow-up

The witness and the investigator separately investigated a 2012 sighting near Max Meadows.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #51869 Primary

Published 2016-05-04 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash b1da4b01b033

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