Class A First-hand BFRO #5525

Girls see tall upright animal shake tree then run off on two feet

July 2001 Middle of the afternoon Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions leaving a house through the back noticed sudden silence followed by crashing sounds from a swampy gully below. They saw a large hair-covered bipedal creature standing in the water shaking a tree. The creature ran through the swamp and trees, and the witnesses immediately fled.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
at least 7 feet tall, maybe 8 feet
Build src
thick
Hair colour src
very light brown
Hair length src
long
Arms src
holding on to a tree and shaking it
Legs src
visible as it ran off
Gait src
ran off on two feet
Posture src
standing on two feet
Age / size src
huge
Other features src
head more humanly shaped than a bear's head

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 2001
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Middle of the afternoon
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
47.4870, -94.8827 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #5525 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Bemidji city (GEOID 2705068), matched from nearest town 'Bemidji'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
leaving the house through the backside
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
this huge creature
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #5525 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

An assistant investigator later visited the site and described the pond, surrounding fields, horse and deer tracks with no sasquatch-like tracks, and barking dogs.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An assistant investigator later visited the site and described the pond, surrounding fields, horse and deer tracks with no sasquatch-like tracks, and barking dogs.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-12-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 5cda0957d436
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