Night time sighting by motorists on Highway 512 near Elwood (driver's observation)
Account
In 1987 the witness and a college roommate were driving on Highway 512 in Mississippi late on a Saturday night after a football game. A very tall upright creature covered in reddish-brown fur stepped from roadside bushes and crossed the highway in front of their car. It paused near the center line to look toward the headlights, then continued into the woods on the far side.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- very tall
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Eyes src
- appeared to glow green in headlights
- Arms src
- long arms
- Gait src
- pretty natural, almost fluid
- Posture src
- walked upright
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 October 1987
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 11:00 p.m.
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| Place |
Quitman, Clarke County, Mississippi
Stated
BFRO report #13918
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
32.04, -88.77 (± 3 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 13918 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from marching band football game
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| Witness's word for it |
a creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- John G. Callender (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded extra details about the crossing.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #13918 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- Night time sighting by motorists on Highway 512 near Elwood (passenger's observation)Cited as “Report #14144” · 10 October 1987 · Elwood, Clarke County, Mississippi
- Child sees a large, dark face staring at him from the bushes.Cited as “Report #1342” · Spring 1977 · Lauderdale County, Mississippi
- Nighttime sighting by teens, near MeridianCited as “Report #4681” · August 1975 · MERIDIAN, Lauderdale County, Mississippi
- Motorists have early morning sighting near EnterpriseCited as “Report #12290” · 15 June 2004 · Enterprise/Meridian, Clarke County, Mississippi
- Possible daylight sighting by boy near MeridianCited as “Report #13347” · 15 August 1981 · Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi