Class A First-hand BFRO #7300

Girls see "blonde gorilla" just north of the Twin Cities

BFRO YEAR: maybe 1988 during the day Circle Pines, Anoka County, Minnesota 2 witnesses

Account

Two girls were walking in woods near home looking for a tree to climb when they encountered an upright beige-haired gorilla-like creature in a clearing. The creature first appeared bent over, then straightened and seemed to notice them, causing both girls to run home and immediately tell a parent. The parent did not inspect the site because the girls were too frightened to return. An investigator later interviewed both witnesses as adults and they maintained the same account.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: tall
Build src: huge
Hair colour src: beige
Posture src: upright on two legs
Other features src: gorilla-like, entirely covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	during the day Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Circle Pines, Anoka County, Minnesota Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.1437, -93.1475 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #7300 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Circle Pines city (GEOID 2711494), matched from nearest town 'Circle Pines'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking in woods looking for climbable tree Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	huge beige gorilla like creature Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #7300 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator visited the sighting site with a witness and a parent, interviewed the second witness by phone, and judged the shelters kid-made.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #7300 Primary

Published 2003-10-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2ed3fc707f0c

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“2001 sighting near Bemidji, Minnesota”
Not in the Anomadex yet
“1972 sighting near Willow River, Minnesota”
Not in the Anomadex yet