Class B First-hand BFRO #6829

Possible sighting by off-road bikers near Buck Lake

July 1979 6-7pm Boyle, Alberta 2 witnesses

Account

Two youths riding a dirt bike back toward a farm noticed a tall dark figure walking upright on a rural road. When they stopped near a turn, the figure crouched briefly and then scrambled into the roadside ditch and dense bush. The pair fled to the farm and armed themselves without discussing the sighting at the time.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
between 7 and 8 feet
Build src
massive
Hair colour src
totally black
Face src
could not make out any facial features
Arms src
very long arms that swung in a rhythmic manner
Gait src
walk upright
Posture src
crouched down

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1979
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
6-7pm
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Boyle, Alberta
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
54.88, -112.69 (± 9 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6829 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
riding dirt bike back to farm
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this creature
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #6829 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Blaine McMillan (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone for about 45 minutes.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-09-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 86cdbc3417ba
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “a couple of articles from the Athabasca paper of sightings and tracks near town and the Athabasca river”
    Not in the Anomadex yet