Class A First-hand BFRO #8517

Pedestrian has nighttime sighting along the Red River

20 April 2004 2:30 in the morning Stanton Ky., Powell County, Kentucky 1 witness

Account

Around 2:30 a.m. on a clear night, the witness was walking home along a road paralleling a river when a strong bad odor and a loud splash drew attention to the water. About 60 feet away, a large, broad-shouldered, dark, long-haired figure stood upright in the river and appeared to be fishing, moving, splashing, and pausing to look around. The witness watched for several minutes while continuing down the road before leaving the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

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Other senses

Odor

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: at least six or seven feet
Build src: big, pretty broad across the shoulders
Hair colour src: dark
Hair length src: long, about like a Irish Setter
Posture src: stood up
Other features src: long head, sort of cone shaped, not much of a neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	20 April 2004 Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	2:30 in the morning Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Stanton Ky., Powell County, Kentucky Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.83, -83.81 (± 10 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8517 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	walking home along a road Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8517 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Tony Gerard (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8517 Primary

Published 2004-04-21 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ec7103c62640

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