Class A
First-hand
BFRO #2285
Boy sees "Bigfoot" in the woods while looking out the car window
April 1984
Wythe County, Virginia
2 witnesses
Account
During spring break 1984 the witness was traveling by car through Virginia with family toward Florida. While looking out the window the witness noticed a large upright dark hairy figure walking in woods near the freeway, and a younger brother in the car also saw it while the driver did not. The witness described the figure as about eight feet tall with black hair covering head to toe and a long striding walk.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- About 8 feet tall
- Build src
- heavy, upwards of 500 pounds
- Hair colour src
- jet black
- Face src
- no facial features made out
- Arms src
- arms swaying back and forth
- Gait src
- very long stride, walking
- Posture src
- head a little bit lowered
- Age / size src
- giant
- Other features src
- classic giant ape, similar to Patterson film figure
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1984
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|---|---|
| Place |
Wythe County, Virginia
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| Map point |
37.23, -81.09 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2285 (5 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 in car on family road trip
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| Witness's word for it |
large hairy black creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2285 Primary
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