Class A First-hand BFRO #25071

Daylight sighting by a roofing contractor near the Mississippi River, south of Dubuque

November 2007 early morning around 7am Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa 1 witness

Account

Early one morning the witness was standing beside a house making a phone call for work when a tall, hair-covered figure stepped from behind a tree and looked toward the witness. Only the upper body was visible above very tall grass before it ran quickly across an open field into surrounding woods. The witness estimated its height from how much of its body showed above the grass.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 7 or 8 feet tall
Build src
very large
Hair colour src
brown to reddish brown
Gait src
ran across the field in a matter of seconds
Posture src
slightly leaning forward
Other features src
fur covered entire upper body from waist up

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 2007
Stated BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early morning around 7am
Stated BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.41, -90.67 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 25071 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
making a work phone call at a roofing job
Stated BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something very tall, very large
Stated BFRO report #25071 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #25071 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Steve Moon (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness returned the next day with a relative to view the location from the field and found no clear footprints, only trails in the grass.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator conducted a phone interview with the witness and summarized the surrounding topography near the river valley.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2008-11-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 8db20a377d49
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “another story about a place approx. 5 or 6 miles south east of there”
    Not in the Anomadex yet