Class A First-hand BFRO #5044

Two hikers share sighting in which each sees a different creature

14 August 1979 approximately 10pm, afterglow of sunset Banf, Alberta 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were backpacking and bushwhacking toward a fire road in the evening. After hearing a strange whistle and footsteps near a stream, they stopped in a meadow. Each then watched a separate upright, two-legged creature cross the area, one dark and one dirty-white, before the pair left quickly for the fire road.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Whistle Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: 6-7ft tall; second one exceeding 7ft
Build src: slender, bulky upper body; second one quite hefty
Hair colour src: uniform dark; second one dirty white / gray
Hair length src: long (second one)
Face src: darkened, features not discernable
Arms src: hanging past knee, did not swing; second one's arms swinging
Legs src: long, slender, very long
Gait src: walking on two legs with purpose
Posture src: upright, bipedal
Other features src: head low and forward from chest with no neck, top barely higher than shoulders; lighter patch on one ankle

Facts & provenance

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Date	14 August 1979 Stated BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	approximately 10pm, afterglow of sunset Stated BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Banf, Alberta Stated BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	51.1778, -115.5736 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #5044 · cgndb:IACYE · read with 30% confidence Canadian Geographical Names Database town 'Banff', 25-12-W5, matched from nearest town 'Banf' read as 'banff' (spelling match)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	2 Derived BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	backpacking and hiking west through bush toward fire road Stated BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a dark creature walking on two legs Stated BFRO report #5044 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #5044 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed both witnesses and reviewed a map and sketches provided by one witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #5044 Primary

Published 2002-10-03 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 4 images at source Hash ec5e7b7b30d4

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