Class A First-hand BFRO #76477

Multi-witness daylight sighting 3.5 miles SE of Sixmile Lake (Leech Lake Reservation)

10 October 2023 9:30am Bena, Federal Dam, Cass County, Minnesota 2 witnesses

Account

Two relatives driving slowly while hunting for grouse were alerted to a large dark figure in a grassy ditch beside a side road. They backed up and watched the upper body of the tall, long-armed figure move slowly upright into the woods. At the site they noticed a strong foul odor and minor ground disturbance but no clear footprints on packed gravel. Later the same day a game warden told them that spot was known for similar reports.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: approximately 8-10ft tall
Build src: hulking, massive with huge shoulders
Hair colour src: black, solid dark
Arms src: long, slowly swinging
Gait src: slow-moving, walking upright
Posture src: upright on two feet
Other features src: rounded head sitting low on shoulders, almost swallowed up by shoulders, more ape-like than human

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 October 2023 Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	9:30am Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Bena, Federal Dam, Cass County, Minnesota Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	grouse hunting Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #76477 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #76477 · 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.

Investigated by: Ontario Richardson (BFRO)

Measurement

Ditch depth, grass height and amount of visible torso used to estimate height

Measurements: ditch 3ft down, grass 3ft tall, upper torso 3-4ft showing

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Other

Small disturbed gravel area and small dirt mounds described as resembling toe pushes

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length separately with each of the two witnesses about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #76477 Primary

Published 2023-10-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 7 images at source Hash c2d842e29d99

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