Apelike creature seen by children on a sand dune near Caseville
Account
In summer 1965 the witness, then a child, joined other children searching sand dunes above Lake Huron after two children reported a frightening encounter. On a steep dune path in full moonlight she came face-to-face with a short orange-haired upright creature that growled, then grunted while swinging its arms and walking toward her. She fled to the beach and later learned her young sister had seen the same creature at close range from the side of the path.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 4 feet tall
- Build src
- massive shoulders, relatively small waist
- Hair colour src
- orange hair
- Face src
- face not visible, totally dark
- Arms src
- longer than proportionate for a human, hung to knees, swinging side to side
- Hands src
- long and large with about 1 inch long claws
- Legs src
- short comparatively stocky legs bent at knees
- Feet src
- big feet
- Gait src
- walking upright towards witness
- Posture src
- standing upright but hunched forward at shoulders
- Apparent sex src
- masculine looking, referred to as he
- Other features src
- no apparent neck, small perfectly round head, smooth chest with visible muscle, veins and tendons
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
July 1965
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night, full moon
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| Place |
Caseville, Huron County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #5652
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
43.94, -83.27 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 5652 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
searching dunes with other children during beach gathering
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| Witness's word for it |
this "thing"
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator spoke with the witness and suggested the claws were long fingernails and the small size and round head indicated a young animal, noting viewpoint and time effects.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5652 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
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