Fisherman has night time sighting along dirt road east of Scranton Lake
Account
The witness was driving on a dirt road by a small lake late at night while looking for a fishing spot. They stopped after noticing a tall, muscular, fur-covered figure standing in the grass by a small tree and watched it looking toward the car. The witness left quickly after a companion said it moved.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 feet tall
- Build src
- muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Hair length src
- two to three inch long
- Posture src
- stood looking at me
- Other features src
- shape and look of a person, noticeably bulky with very obvious muscle definition, more human-like than ape-like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1984
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| Time of day |
Approximately Midnight
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| Place |
Scranton, Osage County, Kansas
Stated
BFRO report #26790
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.77, -95.70 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 26790 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving looking for a fishing spot
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| Witness's word for it |
something standing in the grass beside a small tree
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Harold Benny (BFRO)
An investigator spoke to the witness by phone and recorded additional observation details and an assessment of credibility.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26790 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference