Class A First-hand BFRO #24776

Near Bendon, woman and daughter recall their daylight sighting from automobile

BFRO YEAR: mid 80's late afternoon / early evening Bendon, Benzie County, Michigan 2 witnesses

Account

A driver and passenger stopped on a dirt road through woods when several large dogs crossed in front of the car and trotted toward a dark object in a field. The object stood up as a very tall, bulky, dark-gray hair-covered figure with long arms and no visible neck, which the dogs greeted excitedly. The figure then moved quickly into the adjacent woods with long bent-legged strides and exaggerated arm swings while both occupants watched in shock without speaking.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 feet
Build src: big and bulky
Hair colour src: dark gray
Face src: no discernible facial features
Arms src: longer than a man's
Hands src: hung down by his knees
Legs src: bent like someone running
Gait src: very large strides, like running in slow motion
Posture src: canted forward
Age / size src: very tall
Clothing src: looked like snowmobile suit with hood up
Other features src: no separation between shoulders and neck, head and neck same width

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	late afternoon / early evening Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Bendon, Benzie County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.63, -85.86 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 24776 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	driving home on a dirt road Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a very large man in a snowmobile suit with his hood up Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #24776 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: T L Kimball (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke separately with both witnesses, recorded distance, duration and appearance details, and assessed them as truthful and credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

Both witnesses drove back to the field location for the first time more than 20 years later and locked their vehicle doors upon recognizing it.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #24776 Primary

Published 2008-09-21 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 58f366918b0a

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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