Class A First-hand BFRO #7521

School teacher sees "thing" at school yard fence in early morning

April 2003 about 1:00-2:00 AM Fairford Reserve, Manitoba 1 witness

Account

A teacher was awakened around 1-2 a.m. by barking dogs at a school campus and looked outside from her doorway. About 25 yards away under a pole light she saw a very large dark figure outside the fence holding the top barbed wire with its head level with the wire. The motionless figure made a repeated cough-like sound and was gone when police arrived with spotlights. Pupils later reported finding large barefoot prints in patchy snow where it had stood.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
about seven and a half feet tall
Build src
very large
Hands src
holding onto the top strand of barbed wire
Posture src
hanging from the fence, holding itself up
Apparent sex src
man
Age / size src
very large adult-sized
Clothing src
looked as if wearing a hooded cape
Other features src
head flowed to shoulders with no neck constriction; uniformly dark in color

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 2003
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 1:00-2:00 AM
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Fairford Reserve, Manitoba
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
51.5986, -98.6922 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #7521 · cgndb:GAHYD · read with 45% confidence
Canadian Geographical Names Database community 'Fairford Reserve', 30-9-W, matched from nearest town 'Fairford Reserve'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sleeping at home and looking outside after dogs barked
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
very large man
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #7521 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Large barefoot prints in patchy snow reported where the figure stood, later destroyed before the witness or investigator saw them.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Site photo of the fence taken from the witness viewing position showing a scale person, barbed wire, and light pole.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator visited the witness at home, interviewed her, and photographed the fence from her viewing position for scale.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the witness at home, interviewed her, and photographed the fence from her viewing position for scale.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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