Class A First-hand BFRO #23836

Several incidents experienced by father and son outside St. Louis

20 October 1976 clear fall evening St. Charles, St. Louis County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness's father was bowhunting and walking back from a deer stand in 1976 when he saw a very tall, large figure standing across a small wheat field. He whistled twice thinking it was another hunter but received no response and concluded it was not a man. He retreated toward the house via a dried slough while hearing limbs popping behind him that stopped when he stopped and resumed when he moved.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
large
Posture src
standing
Other features src
not a man

Facts & provenance

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Date
20 October 1976
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
clear fall evening
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
St. Charles, St. Louis County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.74, -90.53 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23836 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
leaving a deer stand to return home
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large man
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #23836 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Robert Driscoll (BFRO)

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