Class A First-hand BFRO #514

Early evening sighting by motorist near Sorrento

10 October 2000 about 7 o'clock in the evening Sorrento, Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving west on a highway at dusk with headlights on when a tall hairy biped rose from a roadside ditch into the headlight beam. The witness described a very thin light-gray animal with a small round head, extra-long arms, and pale areas around the eyes standing upright. Alone and unable to turn, the witness continued driving without stopping.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 6-7 feet tall
Build src: very thin body
Hair colour src: light gray
Hair length src: sleak and close to the body
Face src: small round head with a brown nose
Eyes src: did not glow, white around them
Arms src: extra long arms
Gait src: leaping up out of the ditch
Posture src: stood upright
Other features src: hairy all over

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 October 2000 Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 7 o'clock in the evening Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Sorrento, Ascension Parish, Louisiana Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	30.19, -90.85 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 514 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home from work Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a creature Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #514 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)

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BFRO report #514 Primary

Published 2000-10-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c70ecca76f0a

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