Class A First-hand BFRO #45851

Motorist observes a large biped crossing US-33 at night near Plattsburg

July 2014 11:48 pm Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving south on US 33 near Plattsburg late at night when an upright animal crossed the road west to east in front of the vehicle. The animal moved very quickly from the ditch to a fence, braced with its left hand and jumped over with both feet into corn. The witness described a very tall, stout, shaggy light red-brown animal seen in side profile without a clear view of head or feet.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: 7' to 7 1/2'
Build src: very stout, 350-400 lbs possibly more
Hair colour src: light red/brown
Hair length src: varied, longer above elbow than below, shortest on hand
Face src: not seen, complete shadow
Eyes src: no eye glow observed
Arms src: very large and hair covered
Hands src: fingers gripped top fence wire, hair shortest on hand
Legs src: mostly blocked from view
Feet src: not clearly seen, cleared fence with both feet
Gait src: upright, agile, two steps from ditch to fence then jumped
Posture src: upright

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 2014 Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	11:48 pm Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Plattsburg, Clinton County, Missouri Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	39.60, -94.40 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 45851 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving south on US 33 at night Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	sizable creature Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #45851 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Brian R. Woods (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator exchanged emails and a call with the witness, visited the conservation area and drove the highway segment, noting deer in the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #45851 Primary

Published 2014-07-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d9e9b8202ff6

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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