While riding ATV, police officer has sighting in Sam Houston National Forest
Account
The witness was riding an ATV with a passenger on a wide trail in a national forest when a hair-covered upright figure appeared ahead in the open. The figure turned and ran upright into dense woods and was not seen again, though shaking limbs and brush marked where it entered. The passenger did not see the figure.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 6 – 6.5 foot tall
- Build src
- broad shouldered and thick in appearance
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Gait src
- ran upright
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- hair covering its entire body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1996
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| Time of day |
mid day to early evening
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| Place |
Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas
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| Map point |
30.48, -95.09 (± 1225 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 9305 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding ATV through forest
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| Witness's word for it |
a large humanoid 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.
Investigators visiting the general area heard six loud moaning howls ending with a growl and high pitch, followed by a loud branch snap.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #9305 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference