Man recalls encounter at a cabin on Nelson Lake
Account
Late at night two boys inside a lake-front home noticed a shadow passing a high bedroom window and went outside with lights to check for an intruder. From a deck they heard a loud snap on a trail leading to the woods and saw a very tall, broad, black-haired upright creature run away and disappear. The next day a search found only a broken limb, and the witness later heard that nearby residents had also reported sounds, tracks and fence damage that night.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. 8’ or 9’ tall
- Build src
- very broad, shoulder width of 4 feet
- Hair colour src
- black
- Gait src
- running
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- muscular back
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 July 1981
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 1 a.m.
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| Place |
HAYWARD WI, Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Stated
BFRO report #23691
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.10, -91.49 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 23691 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
reading in bedroom then searching yard for suspected intruder
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| Witness's word for it |
huge black haired creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Paul Schnabel (BFRO)
broken limb across trail apparently snapped where stepped on
The next day the witness and others searched the yard and trail and found a broken limb that resisted breaking under body weight.
The next day the witness and others searched the yard and trail and found a broken limb that resisted breaking under body weight.
An investigator later interviewed the witness about the 1981 encounter and recorded size and appearance details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23691 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference