Class A First-hand BFRO #23481

Juvenile Bigfoot crosses road and clears a fence near Fowlerville

Summer 1978 early evening Fowlerville, Livingston County, Michigan 2 witnesses

Account

Two siblings in a vehicle in the early evening watched a small upright hair-covered creature run across the road in front of them. It crossed from an open field toward a forested area about 15 feet away and cleared an approximately 4-foot livestock fence in a single fluid leap without breaking stride. The witnesses called it a baby Bigfoot with very dark brown/black hair and said the leap convinced them it was not a person in a suit.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 4.5 to 5 feet tall
Hair colour src
brown/black, very dark
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
running; single seemingly effortless bound clearing fence
Posture src
upright
Age / size src
"baby"
Other features src
completely covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1978
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
early evening
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Fowlerville, Livingston County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
42.69, -84.04 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23481 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home from a friend's house
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
"baby" bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #23481 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Lester (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to a witness by phone and documented additional details of the crossing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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