Class A First-hand BFRO #50837

Motorist has early morning sighting outside Anitgo

January 2016 8:45 a.m. Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on highway 47 in the morning when cresting a hill she saw a dark brown, wide-bodied human-like figure standing on the road shoulder. The figure was seen in profile and jumped off into the ditch and into the woods. A relative visited the described site about 45 minutes later and reported a landing mark in a snow bank, tracks along a deer trail, and a deer carcass missing its front legs.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
too wide body wise to be a man
Hair colour src
dark brown
Arms src
one arm visible in profile view
Legs src
width of legs visible
Posture src
vertical & on a slight angle
Other features src
human-like shape

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 2016
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
8:45 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Antigo, Langlade County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.06, -89.08 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 50837 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to the vet
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #50837 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #50837 · 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.

Investigated by
Jen Dopke & Larry Dopke (BFRO)
Tracks

A relative reported tracks going along a deer trail from the roadside area

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

Deer carcass with front legs missing, later described with busted and twisted front legs and removed rear quarter and innards

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Measurement

Stride lengths tracked in snow and leap distance from road edge into ditch with observation distance

Measurements: stride 4-5 ft; tracking distance 3/4 mile; snow 18 inches; leap >25 ft; ditch ~6 ft; viewing distance >1/4 mile

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

A relative visited the described site about 45 minutes later and reported a landing clearing in a snow bank and tracks along a deer trail to a deer carcass.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

An investigator conducted a summer recreation showing long viewing distance and an unrepeatable leap, while a relative tracked long strides to a mutilated deer carcass.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator conducted a summer recreation showing long viewing distance and an unrepeatable leap, while a relative tracked long strides to a mutilated deer carcass.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Other

An investigator conducted a summer recreation showing long viewing distance and an unrepeatable leap, while a relative tracked long strides to a mutilated deer carcass.

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

A relative visited the described site about 45 minutes later and reported a landing clearing in a snow bank and tracks along a deer trail to a deer carcass.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator conducted a summer recreation showing long viewing distance and an unrepeatable leap, while a relative tracked long strides to a mutilated deer carcass.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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