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Class B First-hand BFRO #42596

Possible daybreak sighting by a motorist in farm country north of Badger

April 2013 just after 6:30am, just before dawn Badger, Roseau County, Minnesota 1 witness

Account

Before dawn the witness was driving slowly on an icy highway when headlights revealed a dark upright figure paused in the ditch. The figure then ran bipedally across the road in a few very long strides and disappeared into woods near a vacant farm. The witness described it as tall, bulky and black with long arms and immediately called the spouse. A later daytime check of the site found no tracks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src
tall
Build src
bulky
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
long arms
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
ran upright with very long strides, covering road in about five steps
Posture src
ran upright on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 2013
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
just after 6:30am, just before dawn
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Badger, Roseau County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.86, -96.01 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 42596 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to school
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the figure
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #42596 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Robert Barhite (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness's spouse later visited the crossing site and found no tracks.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

The property owner said memory cards were missing from all trail cameras placed in the woods behind the house.

BFRO report, “Other Stories” section
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness to review details of the early morning road crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #42596 Primary
    Published 2013-11-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 104e5c7cee08
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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