Class A First-hand BFRO #27009

Woman recalls daylight sighting while driving and a possible incident at a home east of Gaylord

BFRO YEAR: 1998-99 about 5pm on a bright summer day Atlanta / Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home from work on a secluded dirt back road on a sunny summer afternoon. From the car she saw a huge dark upright figure running bipedally through thick swamp beside the road, with a very thick upper torso and swinging arms, moving faster than a person or bear could. She heard a loud branch crack, glanced at the road, and when she looked back the figure was gone, so she continued home fearing another encounter.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: around eight feet
Build src: HUGE with very thick upper torso
Hair colour src: black or very dark brown
Arms src: arms swinging while running
Legs src: legs visible from knees up, moving while running
Gait src: running upright bipedally, very fast
Posture src: upright, bipedal

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	about 5pm on a bright summer day Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Atlanta / Lewiston, Montmorency County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.95, -84.17 (± 4 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 27009 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	driving home from work on a remote back road Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	what at first I thought might be a horse Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #27009 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Don Peer (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length by phone and later visited the sighting area and described thick swampy and hardwood terrain.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #27009 Primary

Published 2009-12-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 22b83e958136

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“several other sightings”
Not in the Anomadex yet