Class B First-hand BFRO #26279

Logging reveals a brief sighting of a bipedal creature near Pennsboro

13 August 2002 early evening, around five or six Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

In late summer 2002 the witness was walking alone on a logged ridge in the early evening and heard a tree fall nearby. Shortly after, the witness saw a very large brown figure lope between trees on the ridge, perceiving only an arm and leg and no head. Days later the witness returned and judged from the tree positions that the figure would have been seven to eight feet tall if human.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
around seven to eight feet tall
Build src
very big
Arms src
right arm
Legs src
right leg
Gait src
loped
Posture src
leaning forward
Clothing src
Carhart brown clothes

Facts & provenance

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Date
13 August 2002
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early evening, around five or six
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Pennsboro, Ritchie County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.35, -80.92 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26279 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
walking a logged property after workers left
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26279 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stephen Willis (BFRO)

Source timeline

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