Class A First-hand BFRO #46528

Very close observation of a road crossing at night near Quinwood

15 September 2014 evening at 8:46pm Quinwood, Greenbrier County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

While driving down a mountain road to work in the evening, the witness slowed for what looked like a bear. The animal stepped over a guardrail, looked at the stopped vehicle, then crossed the two-lane road in two steps and went up the mountain into the woods. The witness described it as very tall with dark matted hair and was shaken by the encounter.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
close to nine foot
Build src
enormous
Hair colour src
dark reddish-brown
Eyes src
large, reflected orangish color
Other features src
matted hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 September 2014
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
evening at 8:46pm
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Quinwood, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
38.13, -80.68 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 46528 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to work
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what I thought was a bear
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #46528 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Russ Jones (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2014-09-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f43144001c89
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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