Night time sighting of large bipedal animal by motorist near Babbitt, Minnesota
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.
What was reported
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Sightings
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.
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|---|---|
| Place |
Embarrass, Ely, Aurora, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Stated
BFRO report #4440
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.9056, -91.8507 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ely city (GEOID 2719142), matched from nearest town 'Embarrass, Ely, Aurora'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home at night
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| Witness's word for it |
very tall hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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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.
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.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4440 Primary