Youths have daylight sighting near Westfield
Account
When the witness was thirteen, he and a companion were riding bicycles near abandoned railroad tracks when a small maple tree crashed down. The companion left immediately while the witness saw a very tall, hairy animal standing by the tree about ninety feet away and staring for a couple minutes. When the animal started walking toward him on two feet, the witness fled home by bicycle.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about seven and one half feet tall
- Build src
- about four hundred fifty pounds
- Face src
- unable to see facial features, too hairy
- Arms src
- very long
- Gait src
- slowly started walking towards me
- Posture src
- on two feet
- Other features src
- very hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 July 1973
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| Time of day |
1 p.m.
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| Place |
Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #10538
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.04, -86.11 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 10538 (4 decimals, no 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 |
riding bicycles on a country road
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| Witness's word for it |
a very tall large animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10538 Primary
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