Class A First-hand BFRO #29178

Passenger recalls a nighttime sighting near Brooklyn

November 1980 Sunday evening Brooklyn, Lenawee County, Michigan 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by a relative on a Sunday evening trip. A large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road in front of the car from one side to the other within a few seconds. All three occupants reportedly saw it, which was described as reddish in color, moving with fast graceful speed, with no head discernible.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: at least six feet tall
Build src: large
Hair colour src: reddish brown or auburn
Legs src: lower leg not visible
Gait src: graceful and effortless speed
Posture src: bipedal
Other features src: hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 1980 Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	Sunday evening Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Brooklyn, Lenawee County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	42.07, -84.23 (± 1160 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 29178 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Derived BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding as passenger on evening drive back to school Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large bipedal, reddish-brown/auburn colored creature Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #29178 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Jim Sherman (BFRO)

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BFRO report #29178 Primary

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