Class A First-hand BFRO #25242

Man recalls being chased by a sasquatch while riding his bike near Waco

September 1983 late afternoon Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky 1 witness

Account

In the fall of 1983 the witness rode a bike to a friend's house at the end of a wooded gravel lane and found no one home. He then saw a tall black-haired upright figure tear a limb from a tree and look at him. He fled by bike toward the main road while hearing branches breaking and heavy footsteps alongside him until he reached the highway, where the sounds stopped.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Physical traces

Tree break

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 7-8 feet tall
Build src: big, thick and muscular
Hair colour src: shiny black
Hands src: fingers wrapped around a large tree limb
Feet src: somewhat pigeon toed
Posture src: standing upright on hind legs
Other features src: covered in thick black hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1983 Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	late afternoon Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.76, -84.10 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 25242 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding a bicycle to visit a friend Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large black figure Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #25242 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Harold Benny (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #25242 Primary

Published 2008-12-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a610b58bda9f

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“strange encounters all over Madison county”
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