Daylight sighting in woods behind high school outside Houghton Lake
Account
A 15-year-old walking home from school through the woods felt uneasy and then saw a dark upright figure standing on the trail ahead near a swamp. The figure watched from behind a tree, then stepped into the trail and disappeared into the swamp after less than a minute, leaving the witness temporarily unable to move. The witness later examined the spot, found no tracks on hard ground, and estimated the being at nearly nine feet tall based on a branch above its head and a roughly five-foot step.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- just shy of nine feet tall
- Build src
- very wide shoulders
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Face src
- no visible skin tone, same color as rest of body
- Arms src
- extended down almost to knees
- Posture src
- standing on two legs, peering from around a tree
- Other features src
- head looked too small for the body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1999
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 3:00 pm
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| Place |
Houghton Lake, Roscommon County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #15479
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.29, -84.73 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 15479 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking home from school through the woods
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| Witness's word for it |
The creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Fred Greca Jr. (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later walked the sighting area with the witness, finding multiple stick structures blocking trails but no other unusual observations.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later walked the sighting area with the witness, finding multiple stick structures blocking trails but no other unusual observations.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #15479 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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