Class B First-hand BFRO #46206

Hikers observe a tall human-like figure near Rawley Springs

8 August 2014 approximately 6:15 PM Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were hiking in a national forest when they stopped to rest and eat. After standing up, they noticed a very large reddish-brown figure standing down the mountainside and watched it for about 90 seconds. The figure then walked away into the trees before they could photograph it. A few minutes earlier they had heard an animal sounding in distress from the same direction.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

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Described appearance

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Hair colour src: brownish red
Hands src: what looked like a hand
Legs src: two legs
Gait src: walked off
Posture src: standing
Age / size src: huge
Other features src: possibly a head

Facts & provenance

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Date	8 August 2014 Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	approximately 6:15 PM Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Rawley Springs, Rockingham County, Virginia Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.52, -79.02 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 46206 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hiking, stopped to rest and eat Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Something Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #46206 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Charles Kimbrough (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator conducted a follow-up interview and summarized the sighting distance, duration, and prior distress sound.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #46206 Primary

Published 2014-08-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash df8b1dc548a5

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“stories of people saying they have seen a large hairy creature up in that area”
Not in the Anomadex yet