Possible trash snatching (2 witnesses) outside Sherando
Account
The witness and a companion were sleeping in their truck at a forest camp late at night when a large bipedal shape walked past and went to trash bags hung high in a tree. The shape reached up, carried one bag into the woods where tearing and eating sounds were heard, then returned about half an hour later to take a second bag. The pair remained in the truck, then packed up and left to spend the rest of the night elsewhere.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- wider than a bear
- Arms src
- reached up to grab bags
- Gait src
- walked bipedally on two legs
- Posture src
- stayed on two legs, bipedal
- Age / size src
- big
- Other features src
- only shape seen, no features made out, taller than a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1984
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| Time of day |
between 12-2 AM
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| Place |
Sherando, Augusta County, Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #16777
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.98, -78.93 (± 3 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 16777 with published boundary
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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 |
sleeping in truck while camping
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| Witness's word for it |
something big
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #16777 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference