Recollection of a dark figure watching as they recovered their dirt bikes near Wellsburg
Account
Two riders got their bike and 4-wheeler stuck in a pit in a reclaimed strip mine. While working to free them they saw a large brown figure walking along the top of the highwall, crouch down behind a tree and watch them. After about an hour it stood and walked away the way it came, and the riders later left the same direction.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Build src
- broad shouldered, big
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Face src
- no facial details could be identified
- Arms src
- long arms down its side
- Gait src
- walked upright like a person
- Posture src
- walked to a tree and crouched down, squatted peeking around trunk
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1989–1990
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon, daylight
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| Place |
Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #42321
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.29, -80.58 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 42321 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 |
trail riding and recovering stuck machines
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Stephen Willis (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness who had moved out of state and recorded additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #42321 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference