Class A First-hand BFRO #1502

Five year old boy approached by a large, bi-pedal animal covered in dark hair

Summer 1979 Vernon Parish, Louisiana 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking and playing in a dense wooded area as a young child. A tall bipedal figure covered head to toe in dark hair approached and then ran toward the witness at a steady pace through brush and trees. The witness fled the woods to a nearby house and did not see what the figure did afterward.

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
rather tall
Hair colour src
dark
Gait src
running at a normal, constant rate
Posture src
on two legs
Other features src
covered from head to toe with a thick coat of dark hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1979
Stated BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Place
Vernon Parish, Louisiana
Stated BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
31.15, -93.25 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1502 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, “Other Stories” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking and playing in the woods
Stated BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a rather tall figure
Stated BFRO report #1502 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1502 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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