Geologist sees creature and becomes a bigfoot believer
Account
The witness was driving north on Highway 6 in central Manitoba on a clear late morning. About 200 meters ahead, a black bipedal animal ran across the road from east to west into thick bush in only a few strides, swinging its arms. The witness noted a dead deer on the road not far from where the animal crossed.
What was reported
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Sightings
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
- black
- Arms src
- long swinging arms
- Legs src
- on two legs
- Gait src
- ran across the road
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- didn’t look human
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
22 May 2004
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
11:50 a.m.
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| Place |
Grand Rapids, Manitoba
Stated
BFRO report #8757
· BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
53.1783, -99.2647 (± 15 km)
Canadian Geographical Names Database town 'Grand Rapids', matched from nearest town 'Grand Rapids'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving north on highway
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| Witness's word for it |
black upright two legged animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Photographs of the sighting location taken on return visit, showing northward road view where creature crossed.
Photograph of fairly fresh deer carcass seen near crossing location.
GPS coordinates and UTM recorded for sighting site on return visit.
Measurements: 52° 41' N, 98° 57' W; UTM 5837414 m.N, 503274 m.E Zone 14
The witness returned to the site a few days later to look for tracks and take photographs and GPS readings, but heavy rain limited the search.
The witness returned to the site a few days later to look for tracks and take photographs and GPS readings, but heavy rain limited the search.
The witness returned to the site a few days later to look for tracks and take photographs and GPS readings, but heavy rain limited the search.
An investigator spoke with the witness twice by phone to document the sighting.
An investigator noted having personally visited the sighting area about a year earlier and described it as vast flat wilderness.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #8757 Primary
The report refers to
- “farther north of Thompson”Not in the Anomadex yet