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Class B First-hand BFRO #10734

Man recalls childhood incident, possible sighting outside home near Fort Frances

Summer 1975 night Fort Frances, Ontario 2 witnesses

Account

The witness woke in bed at night and saw a large silhouetted figure with wide shoulders looking through a high bedroom window for about five minutes. The figure appeared to watch and breathe loudly, moving slightly when the witness moved, then turned and left. The witness ran to a parent, who went outside, saw nothing but noticed a strong smell. By morning two pet rabbits kept outside were gone, with no damage to the cage.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Interaction

Property disturbance

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src
about 9 - 10 feet tall
Build src
very wide shoulders
Face src
no facial features visible
Eyes src
eyes not visible
Age / size src
very large
Other features src
fur over head and shoulders; very large head on very wide shoulders

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
Summer 1975
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Fort Frances, Ontario
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.61, -93.33 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10734 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
lying in bed in bedroom after waking
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
what i thought was a bear
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #10734 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

A police officer friend of the witness's father visited to investigate and suggested the figure was a bear and dogs took the rabbits.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #10734 Primary
    Published 2005-02-23 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4ca1e3003f75
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “a couple just north of there (soix lookout?)”
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