Class B First-hand BFRO #8429

Afternoon sighting by mother and daughter in Honey Island Swamp

12 October 1997 approximately 1:00 pm Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi 2 witnesses

Account

Two witnesses taking a dog for exercise at the end of a swamp road noticed a large dark hairy torso-like shape beside a tree about 50-75 feet away and watched it shift for a few minutes. After driving to two other spots up the road, they heard footsteps approaching and then something running toward them through the woods, which frightened the dog. They left the area and returned later that afternoon, but the shape was gone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
well over 6 feet tall
Build src
large
Hair colour src
grey/black
Posture src
shifting back and forth
Other features src
fur covered torso

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 October 1997
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
approximately 1:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Picayune, Pearl River County, Mississippi
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
30.47, -89.69 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
letting dog run for exercise
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
something dark beside a large cypress tree
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #8429 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
John G. Callender (BFRO)

Source timeline

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