Class A First-hand BFRO #5286

Meteor watchers see large two-legged dark creature approach vehicle near Springfield

9 August 2002 about 2:00am Springfield, Greene County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion drove to a hilltop late at night to watch a meteor shower. They heard repeated deep growls and saw the silhouette of a large man-like figure with a cone-shaped head and very wide shoulders walking silently up the road toward them. They fled by car, and a daytime revisit found no tracks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Build src
heavily built
Hair length src
nowhere especially long
Legs src
obscured, probably by hair
Gait src
swaying back and forth while walking
Posture src
roughly man like shape
Other features src
cone-like head small for shoulder width, no neck, no ears or snout observed, shoulder width five or more feet

Facts & provenance

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Date
9 August 2002
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 2:00am
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Springfield, Greene County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.10, -93.43 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 5286 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
watching meteor shower
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a large object
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #5286 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness returned in daylight the next day, found no tracks, and noted a 4-foot barbed-wire fence between the field and road.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and a relative about the encounter, recording additional details on appearance and vocalizations.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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