Class A First-hand BFRO #2049

Night time road side observation

December 1996 around 9:20p.m. Walker County, Texas 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving slowly back into a rural subdivision at night in sleet and ice with bright lights on. The witness saw a large hairy mass the size of a large deer on the roadside that stood up, took two steps, dropped to its knuckles and lunged into the woods. A relative riding in the vehicle did not confirm the sighting, and a same-night search with another relative found nothing. After being iced in for three days, the witness returned and found a single footprint, which was stepped in and destroyed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Gait src
took two big steps, went onto knuckles and lunged into woods
Posture src
stood up then went onto knuckles
Other features src
large ball of hair about the size of a large deer

Facts & provenance

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Date
December 1996
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 9:20p.m.
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Walker County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point
30.75, -95.38 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2049 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
driving back into rural subdivision at night in sleet and ice
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large ball of hair
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2049 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Single solitary footprint found after ice melted; the witness placed own foot in it then smashed it

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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