Class A First-hand BFRO #28210

Three fishermen returning home late at night have close contact with a Bigfoot near Southwest City

9 September 2010 12:50 a.m. South West City, McDonald County, Missouri 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving home from fishing with two companions around 12:50 a.m. when they spotted a large hair-covered figure with its head in a roadside trash can. They pulled close and watched it run on all fours then stand and walk on two legs in their headlights before it escaped behind a building toward a creek. A footprint was left behind and later photographed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
6 ½ to 7 feet tall
Build src
stocky, very heavy muscular build with about 3 feet shoulder width
Hair colour src
reddish brown
Hair length src
4 to 5 inches on lower back, 2 to 3 inches elsewhere; about 5 or 6 inches long
Face src
wide flat nose, black face
Eyes src
black around the eye area
Arms src
muscular arms with pronounced defined muscles
Legs src
very heavy muscular legs
Gait src
ran on four legs then stood and walked on two legs
Posture src
stood on two legs
Other features src
small ears; hair not messy and matted, described as hair not fur

Facts & provenance

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Date
9 September 2010
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
12:50 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
South West City, McDonald County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.52, -94.61 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28210 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home after fishing
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this thing
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #28210 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Larry Newman (BFRO)
Tracks

Single footprint left behind at trash-can site

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Police photographed the footprint

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

Additional footprint found during follow-up site inspection

Measurements: 16 inches long and 8 inches wide

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Other

Take-out food boxes and trash by creek where food from trash can was reportedly eaten

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tracks

Investigators met witnesses at the site days later, interviewed them for hours, inspected the area, and found an additional footprint.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

Investigators met witnesses at the site days later, interviewed them for hours, inspected the area, and found an additional footprint.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

Investigators met witnesses at the site days later, interviewed them for hours, inspected the area, and found an additional footprint.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2010-09-08 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 5b9f72274e28
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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