Man recalls seeing a large creature walk across his yard near Tioga
Account
When the witness was a child, they were awakened at night and saw a large shadow filling the bedroom window. They went to the back door and watched a large black hairy figure step over a chain-link fence and walk into the woods. The figure was later described as about eight feet tall with a conical head tilted forward and swinging arms.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- eight feet tall
- Build src
- 300-500 pounds, built like a linebacker
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- shaggy
- Arms src
- arms had a pronounced swing
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- head tilted forward
- Other features src
- conical shaped head sat on top of the shoulders
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 October 1980
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| Time of day |
middle of the night
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| Place |
Tioga, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Stated
BFRO report #26124
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
31.40, -92.47 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 26124 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping in bedroom at home
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| Witness's word for it |
something big and black
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Conor Ameigh (BFRO)
An investigator met with the witness in person near the incident location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26124 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference