Class A First-hand BFRO #62297

Two young campers get stalked at night, then a Sasquatch sighting the next morning near John J. Audubon Historic Trail in Mark Twain National Forest

10 April 1976 approximately 10:00 am Womack, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion returned to camp in the morning and then hiked a forest trail. At a spring they noticed a large heel-like print. About a mile farther, the witness saw a tall, reddish, long-haired biped run up a wooded hill and disappear. The companion did not see it, and the two left the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
7-8 foot tall
Build src
slender, very well built
Hair colour src
reddish
Hair length src
long haired, 5-6 in all over
Arms src
very long arms
Gait src
running
Posture src
walked upright, with no hunching
Other features src
mostly oval head shape

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 April 1976
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
approximately 10:00 am
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Womack, Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.72, -90.18 (± 3 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 62297 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking on a forest trail
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
reddish long haired man type of creature
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #62297 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Tracks

Large heel-like print noticed next to the spring where canteens were filled

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness by email and conducted a phone interview to record details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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