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Class A First-hand BFRO #49977

Motorist has a nighttime sighting on I-95 near Rowland

13 October 2015 approximately 12:20-12:30am Rowland, Robeson County, North Carolina 1 witness

Account

While driving south on I-95 near the South Carolina border around midnight, the witness noticed the taillights of a tractor-trailer ahead briefly go dark as if something crossed behind it. The witness slowed, straddled the center line, and turned on high beams. As the witness passed the spot, a large hairy bipedal creature was standing by the median about 10-15 feet away and took two long steps down the embankment into the median during an encounter lasting about 10 seconds.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 7' tall
Build src
huge with extremely large chest
Hair colour src
blackish brown
Hair length src
not shaggy
Face src
did not see the face; head had no snout
Arms src
long arms
Hands src
had hands
Legs src
standing on two legs, took two huge steps
Gait src
fluid motion with great speed, very long stride
Posture src
standing and walking on two legs
Clothing src
no clothing, hairy from head to toe
Other features src
extremely large head, hair molded looking like clay

Facts & provenance

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Date
13 October 2015
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
approximately 12:20-12:30am
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rowland, Robeson County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.53, -79.27 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 49977 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving south on the interstate at night
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #49977 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
R.M. (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone about a month after the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #49977 Primary
    Published 2015-10-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2f435664e0f0
    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

  • “many local legends of Bigfoot like creatures in the area”
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