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Class A First-hand BFRO #29675

Daylight multi-witness road-crossing sighting just outside Gladstone (MI-UP)

13 October 1997 almost dusk Gladstone & Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan 2 witnesses

Account

A woman driving home with her children at dusk saw a brown figure crouched on the highway median outside Gladstone. The figure stood up, crossed the highway in a couple of steps, lowered its arms to its sides, and disappeared into the woods. She described it as extremely fast and graceful and concluded it could only have been a Bigfoot.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Hair colour src
brown
Arms src
long, held down at sides
Gait src
fast and graceful, crossed highway in a couple steps within seconds
Posture src
crouched then stood up

Facts & provenance

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Date
13 October 1997
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
almost dusk
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Gladstone & Rapid River, Delta County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.87, -87.02 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 29675 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home from work with children
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
creature
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #29675 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Rich Meyer (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone years later to clarify location changes and habitat.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #29675 Primary
    Published 2011-06-27 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 363250ab3150
    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

  • “The witness noted awareness of other stories, but none so close to town.”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=56552”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=47439”
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