Class A First-hand BFRO #10446

Motorist has nighttime sighting of upright animal near Hatfield

January 2005 2:15 a.m. Hatfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home late at night when headlights illuminated a dark brown figure in the roadway. The figure crossed the road on two legs and continued through a ditch into the tree line. The witness did not stop and continued driving.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
at least seven feet tall
Hair colour src
dark brown
Face src
no facial features seen
Arms src
held close to side
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
walking
Posture src
walking upright

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 2005
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
2:15 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hatfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.38, -90.72 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10446 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark figure
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10446 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the figure.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-02-02 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3d8104140461
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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