Anomadex
Class B First-hand BFRO #44783

Multiple incidents at a family's rural property near Kalkaska

27 July 2013 in the evening, near sunset Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

At a remote camp in late July 2013, several children were playing outside and knocking on trees. The daughter ran inside saying she had seen a tall brown biped that walked, looked at her, then dropped to all fours and ran off. A parent did not see the creature but said the daughter was adamant and visibly shaken.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
about 7ft tall
Hair colour src
brown
Arms src
bent a little, long and swinging
Legs src
knees bent a little
Gait src
walking on two feet then dropped to all fours and ran
Posture src
upright then on all four

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
27 July 2013
Stated BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
in the evening, near sunset
Stated BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Kalkaska, Kalkaska County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
44.7316, -85.1843 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #44783 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Kalkaska village (GEOID 2642260), matched from nearest town 'Kalkaska'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
playing outside, knocking on trees
Stated BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #44783 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #44783 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Kim Fleming (BFRO)
Tracks

a track way with broken-down ferns found about fifty yards from deck at sighting spot

Measurements: about fifty yards away from the deck

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator met the family at a 2013 conference, spoke with them at length, and twice visited the property including the sighting spot.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. BFRO report #44783 Primary
    Published 2014-04-08 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c5407ba2fd5f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “BFRO site”
    Not in the Anomadex yet