Class B First-hand BFRO #39095

Large, dark biped crosses road at night near Appleton

13 November 2012 2:30 am Appleton, Calumet County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home from work around 2:30 a.m. when a large dark figure crossed the road about 50 feet ahead, moving very fast on two legs. It crossed in about two strides and disappeared into a farm field as the witness braked and turned toward it. After stopping, the witness saw nothing further and noted no tracks, attributing the lack to frozen ground.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
5'5"/6'
Build src
heavy upper body
Hair colour src
black and brown
Hair length src
longer on the top
Face src
no facial features seen
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
extremely fast, striding
Posture src
upright
Other features src
well over 400 pounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
13 November 2012
Stated BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
2:30 am
Stated BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Appleton, Calumet County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.2789, -88.3883 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #39095 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Appleton city (GEOID 5502375), matched from nearest town 'Appleton'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home from work
Stated BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large dark animal
Stated BFRO report #39095 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #39095 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Rick Reles (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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