Anomadex
Class A First-hand BFRO #32256

Soldier on leave has a daylight sighting while fishing near Bennington

5 May 2011 4pm Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas 1 witness

Account

The witness was fishing near a lake dam in the afternoon and noticed a large upright creature standing next to a tree in tall grass, with its head just below branches about 10 feet up. The sighting lasted about a minute; when the witness looked down while walking toward it and then back up, the creature was gone.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
10ft tall
Hair colour src
brownish and silver
Posture src
upright
Other features src
unusually large head

Facts & provenance

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Date
5 May 2011
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4pm
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Bennington, Ottawa County, Kansas
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
39.0331, -97.5932 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #32256 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Bennington city (GEOID 2006075), matched from nearest town 'bennington'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
fishing
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
huge upright creature
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #32256 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #32256 Primary
    Published 2012-01-17 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 5472dafd74b5
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization