Campers' encounter just after dark in the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Account
The witness and a companion had made camp for the night off a trail. While standing on the trail smoking, the witness saw a large dark upright form that was first mistaken for a person on a bicycle. After calling to the companion and looking back, the witness saw it move quickly into the woods on two legs. No trace was found the next day.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Arms src
- curled at its side
- Hands src
- positioned as if on handle bars
- Legs src
- spread apart, too far apart for a bear
- Gait src
- moved very quickly on two legs
- Posture src
- upright on two legs
- Other features src
- too big for a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 June 2000
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| Time of day |
about 12:00 midnight
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| Place |
Kennikot, Cordova-McCarthy County, Alaska
Stated
BFRO report #637
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
61.50, -142.90 (± 6 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 637 (1 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 |
smoking on trail near camp
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| Witness's word for it |
a large dark form
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
An investigator followed up, asked about the food hang and leg proportions, and recorded an impression of truthfulness.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #637 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference