Class A First-hand BFRO #24976

Property owner describes activity near South Portsmouth

11 April 2008 late at night SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, Lewis County, Kentucky

Account

The witness reports repeated encounters over three to four months near the family home involving a large bipedal animal that is not a bear and has a very strong bad odor. Dogs are frightened by it and horses become agitated when it is close, and some livestock have been lost. The witness's children also saw it while walking to catch the school bus, and a follow-up account describes a brief thirty-foot sighting of a seven to eight foot tall grayish-black haired animal.

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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 to eight foot tall
Build src
over 400 pounds
Hair colour src
grayish-black
Gait src
walking
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
had no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
11 April 2008
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
late at night
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
SOUTH PORTSMOUTH, Lewis County, Kentucky
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.5350, -83.3701 (± 20 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #24976 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lewis County (GEOID 21135); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was
at home with livestock; children walking to school bus
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
SOMETHING BIG
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24976 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Harold Benny (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone about the activity and gave safety advice.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2008-11-02 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a6fba29df518
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