Class B First-hand BFRO #28583

Tourists recount their viewing of a biped walking up hill in Kananaskis Country

28 January 2002 around 2:30 pm Kananaskis Country, Alberta 2 witnesses

Account

Two people walking near a hotel on a very cold January afternoon noticed a large dark figure moving steadily up a snow-covered hill in the distance. They described it as walking upright and bipedally and appearing larger than a human. They watched it for about 20 to 30 minutes until they had to go inside, and it was gone when they checked again later.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
large
Hair colour src
completely black
Gait src
moving upwards at a steady pace
Posture src
walking upright
Age / size src
larger than a human
Other features src
about the size of trees

Facts & provenance

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Date
28 January 2002
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 2:30 pm
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Kananaskis Country, Alberta
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town
Map point
50.55, -115.09 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28583 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
walking near hotel on cold afternoon
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large figure
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #28583 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Gary Cronin (BFRO)
Measurement

An investigator interviewed both witnesses and visited the viewing spot to estimate the viewing distance.

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

An investigator interviewed both witnesses and visited the viewing spot to estimate the viewing distance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2010-12-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash e2f52da28891
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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