Traveller observes lumbering figure along roadside near Danville
Account
The witness was driving alone at night in rain and patchy fog when the headlights revealed a large four-footed animal off the road. The animal turned its head to look toward the lights and then lumbered toward the treeline while being watched for only seconds. The witness first thought of a huge dog or lion-like animal but later concluded it resembled a Gigantopithecus-like creature.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- shoulder line 3 or more feet off the ground, head well above shoulders
- Build src
- big in the front, big head, big shoulders and chest but more streamlined to the rear, massive body
- Hair colour src
- light brown, with darker brown in thick mane-like hair around head and shoulders
- Hair length src
- excessive hair, like a mane, thick hair hiding ears
- Face src
- did not have a snout
- Eyes src
- huge eyes like a lion, large eyes reflecting in headlights
- Arms src
- front legs seemed taller than the rear
- Legs src
- higher shoulders to lower hips, rear lower than front
- Gait src
- lumbered slowly but deliberately, lumbering and not as smooth as a full time quadruped
- Posture src
- walking on all fours
- Age / size src
- huge, almost the size of a Volkswagen Beetle on all fours
- Other features src
- no tail noticed, ears hidden by thick hair, back sloped downward not parallel to ground, large head with mane
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
19 April 2003
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| Time of day |
around 9-10PM, dark
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| Place |
Turbeville, Halifax County, Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #19906
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
36.59, -79.13 (± 4 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 19906 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 |
driving at night to pick up a relative from bus
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| Witness's word for it |
Gigantopethicus or something very like it
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- D.K. (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #19906 Primary
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