Class A First-hand BFRO #30753

Witness recalls a childhood face to face daylight sighting near his home and night vocalizations outside Gaylord

21 August 1950 about 9 in the morning Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was in an outhouse near the home after waking when rustling and sticks breaking were heard approaching. The witness opened the door and saw a tall, hairy, ape-like figure that fled into the woods on being seen. Later that night the witness and relatives heard loud screams or howls.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: tall
Build src: buff
Hair colour src: dark brown, almost like chocolate, but just a little bit darker
Gait src: lumbered away
Other features src: looked like an over-sized monkey; entire body covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	21 August 1950 Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 9 in the morning Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Gaylord, Otsego County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	45.00, -85.00 (± 56 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 30753 (0 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	using the outhouse after waking up Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #30753 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Jim Sherman (BFRO)

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BFRO report #30753 Primary

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