Nighttime sighting by motorcyclist near Petersburg
Account
The witness was riding a motorcycle east on KY 8 after leaving a friend's house and slowed for a bend known for deer crossings. A small bipedal creature crossed from the oncoming lane into his lane, and he swerved to miss it by less than a foot. He stopped past the crossing point, turned to aim his headlight on it, and watched it enter thick brush beside the road.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 36 to 42 inches tall
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- 4 to 5 inches long
- Arms src
- long arms
- Legs src
- short legs
- Gait src
- walking upright bipedily
- Posture src
- hunched slightly forward
- Other features src
- physical features reminded him of a chimpanzee
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 2011
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| Time of day |
9:15 pm
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| Place |
Petersburg, Boone County, Kentucky
Stated
BFRO report #31368
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.08, -84.80 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 31368 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding a motorcycle home from a friend's house
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| Witness's word for it |
something in the road
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Don Adkins (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record additional details about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #31368 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference