Daylight sighting by motorist at railroad crossing outside Cloquet
Account
The witness was driving home in the morning and stopped at railroad tracks when he spotted a dark animal sitting about a thousand feet away. He observed it sitting on its haunches for about ten minutes. The animal then stood upright and walked north into the surrounding forest.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- over six feet tall
- Build src
- heavily built
- Hair colour src
- all black
- Hair length src
- long down the back
- Gait src
- walked
- Posture src
- sat on its haunches
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 April 2010
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 9:00am
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| Place |
Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota
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| Map point |
46.7251, -92.5013 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cloquet city (GEOID 2712160), matched from nearest town 'Cloquet'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Andy P. (BFRO)
The reporter recorded an interview with the witness and posted an excerpt instead of a written report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #27991 Primary