Class A First-hand BFRO #9862

While driving between Trinity River and Cleveland, couple has morning road-cross encounter

May 2004 Morning, around 9:00 a.m. Rayburn, Liberty County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

The witness's parents were driving west in the morning when a large, hairy, brownish-red creature crossed the highway ahead of them. It moved quickly in a leaping, stooped run, at times touching a hand to the ground, and disappeared into woods along a pipeline trail. The parents slowed to look but saw no further trace of it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: maybe six feet tall
Build src: wide, slouching, pear-shape body
Hair colour src: brownish-red, like dead pine needles
Face src: too far to see
Arms src: huge long arms
Hands src: used a hand to push off the ground
Legs src: long legs
Gait src: swift leaping motion, running without stopping
Posture src: stooped over while running
Age / size src: huge
Other features src: very hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	May 2004 Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Morning, around 9:00 a.m. Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Rayburn, Liberty County, Texas Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	30.42, -94.87 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 9862 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving west on a highway Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	huge brownish-red haired creature Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #9862 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the submitter, contacted the parents, and interviewed both witnesses about the encounter including its height.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #9862 Primary

Published 2004-11-26 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 9f8ba3012e58

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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