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Class A First-hand BFRO #8732

Motorist has late night sighting of a light colored creature on rural highway

January 1998 around 1:15 A.M. Shaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving north on a highway in the early morning when a large upright creature crossed the road ahead. The witness slowed while passing as the creature stood in a ditch facing away from the road. The encounter lasted about 15 seconds and was lit only by the car headlights.

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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
7 1/2-8 feet tall
Build src
muscular- not fat looking, just massive
Hair colour src
dirty white
Hair length src
not particularly long
Arms src
reaching past the knees
Gait src
smooth and fluid, swinging the arms like a human
Posture src
upright
Age / size src
large
Other features src
cone shaped head, no distinct neck or ears; estimated 450-500 pounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1998
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 1:15 A.M.
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Shaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.57, -90.80 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8732 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving north on highway
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large, light-colored, upright creature
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8732 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Tony Gerard (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #8732 Primary
    Published 2004-05-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9f3f7d2514b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization