Class B First-hand BFRO #9869

Man has night encounter at home just outside Sam Houston National Forest

23 November 2004 10:30 pm Willis, Montgomery County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

After a storm knocked out power, the witness walked a powerline to check for damage and then headed back toward the house. They noticed blinking eye-like lights high off the ground, smelled a musky odor, and made out a large bulky dark shape in weak flashlight light before running to the house. A short time later the witness returned with a brighter light and companions, saw the blinking eyes again in woods beside the house, then heard movement and a throaty howl as it left.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Other senses

Described appearance

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Height src
6 to 8 ft. off ground
Build src
big and bulky
Eyes src
two white dots, blinking
Posture src
upright
Other features src
dark figure, hard to tell in low light

Facts & provenance

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Date
23 November 2004
Stated BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10:30 pm
Stated BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Willis, Montgomery County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
30.41, -95.36 (± 10 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9869 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
checking powerlines for storm damage
Stated BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark figure, big and bulky
Stated BFRO report #9869 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9869 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

Two footprint-like impressions and knuckle-like impressions thought to be from crouching

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tracks

The witness went out the next night and found footprint-like and knuckle-like marks where the eyes had been seen.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

The witness went out the next night and found footprint-like and knuckle-like marks where the eyes had been seen.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and companion about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

Researchers planned to scout the property and later conducted field studies in the surrounding area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-11-26 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 7bbc0be699c2
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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