Class A First-hand BFRO #9941

Couple has car shaken and sees large animal up close near Tebbetts

BFRO YEAR: 1959 or 60 10:30 - 11:00 p.m. Tebbetts, Callaway County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a date were parked in a car in the woods on a fall evening when the car shook and a huge face appeared at the driver window at very close range. After starting the car and turning on headlights, they saw the animal on all fours on the passenger side apparently avoiding the light, then dash about 35 feet in front of the car into the woods where it stood up. The creature was described as over 7 feet tall, brown, fast-moving, and left muddy handprints and scratches on the car before the witnesses left for town.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
over 7 feet tall
Hair colour src
brown
Face src
mouth somewhat open, mouth and nose all together, more like a gorilla
Eyes src
round
Hands src
thumb and 3 fingers
Gait src
much faster than any deer, amazing speed
Posture src
on all fours, then stood up at trees
Other features src
large, huge head

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
10:30 - 11:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Tebbetts, Callaway County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.62, -91.96 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9941 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
parked in car in woods with date
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the animal
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9941 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Handprint

2 muddy handprints and scratchs left on car, one on top and one near door handle, with thumb and 3 fingers; shown to local hunter next day who had never seen anything like that

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length by phone and recorded additional facial details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-12-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3eaad2da6e43
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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