Class A First-hand BFRO #118

Optometrist has clear sighting of what he calls bigfoot

August 1999 plain daylight Gypsumville, Manitoba 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving south on Highway 6 in northern Manitoba in daylight when they noticed an animal bent over in a grain field about 50 yards off the road. As the car got closer, the animal stood upright and turned to look at the passing car. The witness described it as a tall, massive, two-toned brown creature with thick arms and no apparent neck, concluding it was not a bear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: easily seven(7) feet tall
Build src: 500-600 lbs
Hair colour src: two tone brown and light brown
Arms src: thick from shoulder to wrist
Posture src: bent over then straightened up to look
Other features src: appeared to have no neck like a gorilla

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 1999 Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	plain daylight Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Gypsumville, Manitoba Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	51.7689, -98.6347 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #118 · cgndb:GAKCE · read with 45% confidence Canadian Geographical Names Database community 'Gypsumville', matched from nearest town 'Gypsumville'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving south on a highway Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #118 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #118 Primary

Published 2000-08-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c05be09ff52e

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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