Woman remembers daylight sighting while walking in the Slate Creek area
Account
In August 1969 the witness was walking on a hillside path above her sister, who was walking on a dirt road toward the store. When her sister passed a natural spring, a tall hairy creature stood up from the brush, and the witness screamed for her sister to run. Her sister saw the creature and ran, while the creature quickly stooped back down and moved into brush along the creek.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 7 feet tall
- Build src
- broad shouldered, gangly
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Hair length src
- longer on the shoulders and back, thin enough in spots to see through
- Arms src
- hanging to below knees, longer in proportion than human
- Posture src
- stood up then stooped back down
- Other features src
- hairy with visible skin on back
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
August 1969
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| Time of day |
about noon
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| Place |
WAR, McDowell County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #24421
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.29, -81.68 (± 5 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 24421 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking to the store
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| Witness's word for it |
this creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Russ Jones (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness about her childhood experience and recorded additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24421 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference