Camper recounts late night experience and finds footprints near Interlochen
Account
Three people camped without tents in woods near Traverse City. During the night they heard movement around camp and sounds of something disturbing the vehicle, but waited until daylight to check. In the morning they found ferns flattened in a circle around the camp and very large footprints on a sandy road and by a creek, which the witness believes was a Bigfoot.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
6 June 1982
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night time
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| Place |
INTERLOCHEN, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #28805
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.67, -85.79 (± 10 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 28805 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Witness was |
camping overnight in the woods without tents
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| Witness's word for it |
BIGFOOT
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Don Peer (BFRO)
large footprint on sandy dirt road leaving a deep impression
Measurements: AROUND SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN INCHES LONG ABOUT 7 INCHES ACROSS
additional large footprint found by a creek bed
flattened circular path through thigh-high ferns encircling campsite
Measurements: ABOUT 30 YARDS OUT
An investigator spoke by phone with the witness, who restated the night's events and clarified footprint locations.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28805 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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- “OTHERS WHO HAD ENCOUNTERS IN THE AREA”Not in the Anomadex yet