Class A First-hand BFRO #4440

Night time sighting of large bipedal animal by motorist near Babbitt, Minnesota

BFRO YEAR: 1996,1999 11:00 P.M. Embarrass, Ely, Aurora, St. Louis County, Minnesota 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home at night with family members when a headlight illuminated a very tall, hairy, dark figure crossing the road in front of the car. He tried to point and shout but was initially unable to speak, then asked a relative if she had seen it. The relative had been occupied and had not seen the figure but later said she believed him. The witness reports vivid memory of the event and recurring dreams about it.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
very thick chest
Hair colour src
dark colored
Face src
flattish nose not as protuberant as a human's
Arms src
swung its arms as it walked
Legs src
high lift of the trailing lower leg and foot
Other features src
no neck, or very short and positioned low and forward on shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
11:00 P.M.
Stated BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Embarrass, Ely, Aurora, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Stated BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.9056, -91.8507 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4440 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ely city (GEOID 2719142), matched from nearest town 'Embarrass, Ely, Aurora'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home at night
Derived BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
very tall hairy creature
Stated BFRO report #4440 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4440 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Cast

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and in person and examined the footprint cast, describing it as indistinct without individual toes but suggestive of a large very wide bare human-like foot about 13 inches long.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and in person and examined the footprint cast, describing it as indistinct without individual toes but suggestive of a large very wide bare human-like foot about 13 inches long.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-05-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 7338905d4a5e
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