Class A First-hand BFRO #1049

Beltrami County, Minnesota; sighting and tracks found by logging crew.

November 1978 Beltrami County, Minnesota 1 witness

Account

While hiking, the witness claimed to see a manlike creature on an island in a bog. Tracks were also reported from the island and attributed to a district forester, with the claim that deep snow and temperatures would have prevented a human from traveling there and surviving.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1978
Stated BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place
Beltrami County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
48.0952, -93.9399 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1049 · gnis:647519 · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Margie'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Margie', Koochiching)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 60% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking
Stated BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
mnlike creature
Stated BFRO report #1049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1049 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Tracks reported on bog island in deep snow, attributed to district forester observation

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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