Class A First-hand BFRO #801

Eight foot tall creature seen standing under a tree at family cabin

Summer 1963 Friday evening Hardwood, Dickinson County, Michigan 3 witnesses

Account

The witness, then 13, was staying with relatives at a forested weekend cabin. After the aunt raised an alarm about a supposed bear, the witness went to look and saw an upright, hair-covered figure standing under a tree with an arm resting on a branch. When the witness stepped forward and the uncle appeared with a rifle, the figure turned and walked away up a deer path into the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 8' tall
Build src: large
Hair colour src: brown
Hair length src: short
Face src: man-like
Eyes src: black or very dark
Arms src: right arm draped over a branch
Gait src: walked
Posture src: standing upright

Facts & provenance

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Date	Summer 1963 Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	Friday evening Derived BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Place	Hardwood, Dickinson County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	45.9616, -87.6912 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #801 · gnis:627778 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Hardwood', Dickinson, matched from nearest town 'Hardwood'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Derived BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	relaxing near relatives' weekend cabin Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	a large creature Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #801 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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BFRO report #801 Primary

Published 1998-06-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash b931f2bdf9c6

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