Couple has close encouter with a large bigfoot near Shady Spring
Account
A couple riding an ATV over a small hill encountered a tall black creature standing beside the trail behind a narrow tree. The driver first mistook it for a stump, then realized its size as it turned its head toward them. The wife screamed upon seeing it, and they fled rapidly on the ATV without being followed.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx.8 - 9 feet tall
- Build src
- much wider across the shoulders than the waist
- Hair colour src
- very shiny black
- Face src
- sparse hair on face
- Eyes src
- very dark eyes
- Posture src
- very erect posture
- Other features src
- head shape similar to Patterson-Gimlin film subject
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
May 2009
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Approx. 4:30 pm
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| Place |
Shady Spring, Raleigh County, West Virginia
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| Map point |
37.7016, -81.0920 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Shady Spring CDP (GEOID 5473108), matched from nearest town 'Shady Spring'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding an ATV
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| Witness's word for it |
solid black creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Russ Jones (BFRO)
The witness returned to the sighting area with three companions and found pushed-over trees and logs across the trail.
The witness returned to the sighting area with three companions and found pushed-over trees and logs across the trail.
The witness returned to the sighting area with three companions and found pushed-over trees and logs across the trail.
An investigator spoke with the couple for about an hour and recorded additional descriptive details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26380 Primary
The report refers to
- “three other incidents on your site in this area in the past couple of years”Not in the Anomadex yet