Class A First-hand BFRO #25989

Girl sees bigfoot outside home in mountains near Smoot

15 May 2009 about 9:30 p.m. Smoot, Greenbrier County, West Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness stepped onto the back porch for fresh air at night and noticed a wet-dog odor, then saw a large brown hairy biped under the yard security light. The creature fled at a fast pace when the witness gasped, swinging its arms as it moved. The next morning the witness and family found large barefoot-like prints with a long stride in the garden.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
seven or eight feet tall
Build src
kind of lanky, massive
Hair colour src
brown
Arms src
about mid-thigh in length
Gait src
took off running at a fast pace, swung arms as it walked
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 May 2009
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 9:30 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Smoot, Greenbrier County, West Virginia
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.92, -80.72 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 25989 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
getting fresh air on back porch
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
seven or eight feet tall creature that was brown, hairy, and kind of lanky
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #25989 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Russ Jones (BFRO)
Tracks

large barefoot-like footprints found next morning in garden, still visible but expected to wash away in rain

Measurements: 14 to 15 inches long, 4 to 5 feet span between prints

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator personally visited and interviewed the witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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