Class A First-hand BFRO #1207

One of several sighting and vocalization reports. When witness called out " it stood up at the edge of the hill and huffed and puffed."

BFRO YEAR: 1979 -'84 just after 9pm Wayne County, West Virginia 5 witnesses

Account

Five people drove to a rural spot at night to hang out. After dogs in a hollow below barked then fell suddenly silent, the group heard movement in brush and saw a tall fur-covered figure stand at the hill edge making huffing sounds. When the driver turned on the car headlights the figure covered its face and moved behind trees as the group fled in the car.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization

Other senses

Movement only

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: about seven feet tall
Build src: like a pro basketball player
Hair colour src: dark brown
Face src: facial features not discernible
Gait src: hurried quickly behind trees and brush
Posture src: stood up
Other features src: covered in fur

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	just after 9pm Stated BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Wayne County, West Virginia Stated BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point	38.13, -82.60 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 1207 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	5 Derived BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hanging out after driving to a rural spot at night Stated BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	thing Stated BFRO report #1207 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1207 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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BFRO report #1207 Primary

Published 1999-03-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 78791cbdbc3b

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“area once considered sacred”
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“televised Bigfoot special and a Bigfoot research website”
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