Class A First-hand BFRO #1271

Six foot tall or taller, black creature was observed leaping into the air and disappearing into the trees on a bike trail near the Des Moines River

February 2000 5:00 in the afternoon Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking down a trail in daylight with snow on the ground when a nearby deer appeared to be looking at something behind it. The witness then saw a tall, slim black figure with a human-like torso about 300 feet away. After briefly hunkering down, the figure turned and bounded away through the trees, disappearing in about three seconds.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 6 feet or a little taller
Build src: slim
Hair colour src: black
Arms src: had arms
Legs src: had legs
Gait src: leaped and bounded through the air, both feet off the ground
Posture src: hunkered down
Other features src: had head, shoulders, chest

Facts & provenance

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Date	February 2000 Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	5:00 in the afternoon Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.62, -93.64 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 1271 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking down a trail Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	the thing Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1271 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: John Green (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator conducted a phone interview with the witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #1271 Primary

Published 2000-05-26 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 81491e43957d

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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