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Class A First-hand BFRO #12001

Daylight sighting by motorist outside Edmonton, on Highway 16 near Stony Plain

April 2005 late morning, around 10 am Edmonton, Alberta 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving toward Edmonton with a relative passenger in late morning drizzle when a chimp-sized brown animal emerged from roadside brush. It crossed open ground and the divided highway from right to left in front of the vehicle and disappeared into brush on the far side, observed in profile running on all fours. The witness emphasized folded hands rather than bear paws, a small head with no snout, no visible ears or tail, and speed greater than a bear cub, and questioned whether it could have been a young sasquatch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Context & caveats

Possible misidentification

Described appearance

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Height src
about three feet tall at the shoulder
Build src
size and shape of a large chimp
Hair colour src
light brown, brownish red
Face src
small head with no snout
Arms src
moving with a two armed swinging motion
Hands src
folded hands much like a gorilla or chimpanzee, no large paws
Gait src
running on all fours, much faster than a bear cub
Posture src
on all fours
Other features src
no tail, no visible ears

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 2005
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
late morning, around 10 am
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Edmonton, Alberta
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
53.63, -114.14 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12001 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving toward Edmonton on highway
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
an animal the size and shape of a large chimp
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #12001 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Blaine McMillan (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to review the sighting details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #12001 Primary
    Published 2005-06-29 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 7690e125a0a9
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization