Class A First-hand BFRO #27991

Daylight sighting by motorist at railroad crossing outside Cloquet

20 April 2010 around 9:00am Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota 1 witness

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.

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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
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 9:00am
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Cloquet, Carlton County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
46.7251, -92.5013 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #27991 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cloquet city (GEOID 2712160), matched from nearest town 'Cloquet'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark animal
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #27991 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Andy P. (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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