Class A First-hand BFRO #23530

Man recalls childhood incident near Grayling

BFRO YEAR: 1972-1974? daytime, probably between 9am-3pm Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan 3 witnesses

Account

As children playing in a cedar swamp, the witness and two friends surprised a roughly six-foot, rusty-brown-haired creature sitting by a creek. They watched for about ten seconds as it stood about 70 feet away and walked gracefully deeper into the swamp. Afterward they went to the spot, found the stump warm to the touch and the ground disturbed, but no clear tracks.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: low 6 foot range
Build src: had a gut
Hair colour src: rusty brown
Hair length src: rather long, about 10 inches
Face src: glum expression like lonely old man, little hair on face, possibly flat nose
Eyes src: sunken in like orangutan
Arms src: a little longer than human's, held to side with forearms slightly out/forward, not swinging
Gait src: confident, agile, very graceful and fluid, legs floating forward without obvious effort
Age / size src: old
Other features src: no neck, possible slight cone shape to head, patchy ratty hair coverage

Facts & provenance

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Time of day	daytime, probably between 9am-3pm Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Grayling, Crawford County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.70, -84.71 (± 9 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 23530 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	exploring the swamp and playing army Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	The creature Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #23530 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Eric Lester (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone and recorded details of the distance, duration, and warm stump.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #23530 Primary

Published 2008-04-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f43542a2dda9

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