Hunter has daylight encounter near Gills Creek
Account
The witness was riding an ATV down a washed-out road on a family farm when he briefly saw a tall, massive furred animal about 150-200 yards away that reflected sunlight and then retreated into thickets. After approaching the spot, he heard loud running with breaking limbs, then two loud bangs like wood knocks, followed by prolonged deer snorting and stomping before he left. He returned the next day to photograph suspected footprints and hair found on a limb.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- near eight feet tall
- Build src
- massive, over 500 lbs
- Hair colour src
- appeared almost silver in sunlight reflection
- Arms src
- reached nearly to the knees
- Legs src
- proportional to body, perhaps shorter than a human's
- Other features src
- fur-covered, no ears seen
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 December 2004
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| Time of day |
between 11:00am and 12:00pm
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| Place |
Wirtz, Franklin County, Virginia
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| Map point |
37.06, -79.83 (± 1282 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 10082 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding an ATV on family farm
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| Witness's word for it |
something that I never had seen before
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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.
Photographs of suspected footprints / trail markings taken where animal was heard and forwarded to investigator; described as indistinct but suggestive.
Hair found on tree limb, photographed and collected into plastic bag and pledged for identification; described as curly and fine almost like human hair. No analysis completed yet.
Measurements: about 5 1/2 feet off the ground
An investigator telephoned the witness to discuss hair differences and received photographs of suspected footprints and hair for possible identification.
An investigator telephoned the witness to discuss hair differences and received photographs of suspected footprints and hair for possible identification.
An investigator telephoned the witness to discuss hair differences and received photographs of suspected footprints and hair for possible identification.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10082 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference