Class B First-hand BFRO #857

Possible sighting around 2:00AM near Courtenay

September 1968 Around 2 a.m. Courtenay, British Columbia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness arrived home late at night under bright moonlight and saw a large dark form standing in a ditch behind a telephone pole across the road, watching. The witness pointed it out to a parent, who glanced toward it and hurried the family inside. The form remained motionless during the several minutes observed, and a next-day check found only muddy water in the about 2-foot-deep ditch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
quite tall
Build src
large
Face src
with lighter patches
Legs src
visible down to knees, rest hidden in ditch
Posture src
standing absolutely still behind pole
Other features src
man-like

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1968
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Around 2 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Courtenay, British Columbia
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
49.71, -125.26 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 857 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 65% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
arriving home after a weekend trip
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large form
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #857 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Blaine McMillan (BFRO)

Source timeline

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