Class A First-hand BFRO #31444

Woman recalls being paralyzed by fear during childhood sighting near Lake Hudson State Park

July 1978 around 2-3 p.m. Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

When the witness was about 10, she was picking raspberries near a river bridge while her family fished nearby on a hot clear summer day. She heard a slight rustle, looked up, and saw a large black ape-like figure watching her from the wooded side of the dense patch. She described freezing with fear, then running to her parents without looking back. No other family members saw the figure.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Unidentified sound

Described appearance

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Build src: stocky, massive, much too large to be a person
Hair colour src: black, dark
Face src: ape-like, not bear-like
Posture src: hunched a bit
Other features src: more animal-like than human, not a bear, not a person

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1978 Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 2-3 p.m. Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.87, -84.30 (± 5 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 31444 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing with family Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a black outline Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #31444 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Jim Sherman (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness to ask follow-up questions about time, appearance, and fear response.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #31444 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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