Class B First-hand BFRO #8435

Incidents around a cabin near Grantsburg

October 1985 sometime after 1:00 a.m. at night Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin 3 witnesses

Account

Three teenagers staying overnight at a wilderness cabin woke after 1 a.m. to see a head and broad shoulders silhouetted in a moonlit upstairs window, with lightly glowing orange-red eyes peering inside. The closest teen moved away, the figure dropped from view, and the group shut the shade and remained shaken. The family dog was unusually spooked and refused walks the next day.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
large broad shoulders
Face src
front-facing like a primate, not like a bear
Eyes src
lightly glowing orange-red
Other features src
conical, slightly furry-looking head

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1985
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
sometime after 1:00 a.m. at night
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Grantsburg, Burnett County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.78, -92.68 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8435 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
sleeping overnight in upstairs cabin bedroom
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
silhouette of a head and large broad shoulders
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #8435 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Caroline Curtis (BFRO)
Follow-up

Two investigators heard the accounts in person from two witnesses during a recent expedition and described them as credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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