Man describes road sighting in teen years near Pine Stump Junction
Account
The witness and two companions were driving south at night when headlights illuminated a large dark animal crouched over roadkill at the road edge. The animal turned to look at the car, then rose onto two legs and left the roadway into the woods in two steps. The group did not stop and continued driving in silence.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- extremely large
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- flat like that of an ape, not like a snout of a bear
- Gait src
- took two large steps into the woods
- Posture src
- hunched down, kneeling over roadkill
- Other features src
- covered in black fur from head to toe
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1986
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| Time of day |
around 10 pm, dark
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| Place |
15 Miles North Of Newberry, Luce County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #21271
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.57, -85.59 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 21271 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving south on road
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| Witness's word for it |
large black creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Eric Lester (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to confirm details of the brief roadside sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #21271 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference