Possible nighttime sighting by a motorist travelling thru a flooded area due to Hurricane Harvey near the town of Snook
Account
The witness was driving west on Highway 60 after crossing the Brazos River around 2:45 a.m. when a large dark shape on the roadside rose to a standing position and stepped or leapt into the darkness. The view lasted about two seconds at highway speed, revealing a very tall, thick bipedal figure that appeared dark with no discernible features. The witness, who said they had not previously believed in such beings, reported being shaken and convinced by what they saw.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8ft tall
- Build src
- very thick
- Posture src
- standing bipedal, rose from squatted position
- Other features src
- very dark in color
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 2017
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Around 245am
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| Place |
Snook TX, Burleson County, Texas
Stated
BFRO report #58152
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
30.56, -96.43 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 58152 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 |
driving west on Highway 60
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| Witness's word for it |
a large dark object
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- Lance Willoughby (BFRO)
Seven prints found at bottom of road embankment, with two deeper stop prints showing most depth and features
Casts attempted of prints; cast prints formed foot shape but had little detail except one with big toe and heel
Photos referenced of cane pathway, bedding area and footprint casts
Investigator measured two nearby street signs at about 8ft in height to check witness height estimate
Measurements: about 8ft in height
Bedding area found 25 feet into cane and woods at river and bridge point, sized for several deer or one large animal
Measurements: 25 feet into the cane and woods
Trampled path where something large went through about 250 feet of high cane back toward river, with no prints in cane
Measurements: about 250 feet of cane
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later searched the roadside site overnight with the witness, documenting footprints, casts, a trampled cane path and a bedding area with photos and sign-height measurements.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #58152 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference