Motorists (father & son) close range, daylight, road crossing sighting along Mounds Rd. outside West Mephis
Account
The witness was driving a truck with his son on a gravel road beside railroad tracks in daylight. A small reddish-brown hair-covered biped leaped across the road in mid-air directly in front of the truck, nearly being hit. It landed in tall grass by the tracks and disappeared without further sound despite a brief wait.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- around four feet, maybe slightly taller
- Build src
- lean and somewhat muscular
- Hair colour src
- reddish-brown
- Hair length src
- about four to six inches in length
- Arms src
- disproportionately long for its size
- Gait src
- cleared road in one leap
- Posture src
- upright on 2 legs
- Age / size src
- juvenile
- Other features src
- skin dark like a dogs nose, hair matted in places
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
17 June 2006
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
between 4:00 and 5:00 pm
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| Place |
West Memphis, Crittenden County, Arkansas
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| Map point |
35.1976, -90.3051 (± 23 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Crittenden County (GEOID 05035); the report gives only the county
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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 |
driving to feed horses
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| Witness's word for it |
the creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to clarify details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #59736 Primary