Early morning backyard sighting by newspaper deliverer near Talcott
Account
The witness and a relative were delivering newspapers in the early morning when they stopped at a driveway. In the headlights they watched a large, very hairy creature walk across a yard toward the woods for about 30 seconds before it left view. The creature ignored them and walked away casually without looking at them.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 feet tall
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Hair length src
- very long
- Arms src
- long arms, like a gorilla
- Other features src
- very hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 2001
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 4 am
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| Place |
Talcott, Summers County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #12812
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.65, -80.76 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 12812 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
delivering newspapers
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Pam Lovins (BFRO)
The witness and a relative searched the area nightly for six months after the sighting without seeing the creature again.
An investigator conducted an extended follow-up interview with the witness to record additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12812 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference